sport peter drobach
A six or six - day is a ___MASK75___ race that lasts six days . Six - day races started in Britain , spread to many regions of the world , were brought to their modern style in the United States and are now mainly a European event . Initially , individuals competed alone , the winner being the individual who completed the most laps . However , the format was changed to allow teams ( usually of two riders each ), one rider racing while the other rested . The 24 - hours a day regime has also been relaxed , so that most six - day races involve six nights of racing , typically from 6pm to 2am , on indoor tracks ( velodromes ). Peter Anthony Drobach , Sr . ( November 23 , 1890 -- November 24 , 1947 ) was an American track cyclist who was a professional rider between 1908 and 1922 . Especially in the 1910s , he enjoyed many successes in six - day racing . ___MASK75___ is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes ( but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow ) using track bicycles .