Iljo Keisse and Michael Mørkøv (Etixx - QuickStep) retained their lead on day two of the 75th Ghent Six.
Thanks to victory in the final derny race, the pair extended their previous lead of eight points to 11 over the Lotto-Soudal pairing of Otto Vergaerde and Jasper De Buyst.
During the second Derny race, the Lotto duo did threathen the leaders with De Buyst winning plus a strong showing from Vergaerde, but in the end it was only enough to hold second rather than gain on Keisse and Mørkøv.
Six-Day royalty. Photo: Graham Watson
Six-Day legends Eddy Merckx and Patrick Sercu were in attendance at the event. Sercu is the most successful Six-Day racer ever with 88 wins out of 223 starts across a 22 year track racing career.
Heighten security at Ghent Six-Day. Photo: Graham Watson
Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13 and the associated police operations across France and Belgium, security has been tight in Ghent.
Spectators were thoroughly searched on the way in amid reports of a 'no bag' policy.
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Ghent Six-Day 2015 - Classification after day two:
