14de Amsterdamse Dasia Daagse, Velodrome Amsterdam, 16 to 21 October 2006

14th Amsterdam Dasia Six Days, Amsterdam Velodrome, October 16 – 21, 2006

The artwork leans hard into motion and spectacle. Against a bright teal field, broad purple and magenta arcs sweep across the page like velodrome banking caught in a spotlight, framing two stylized track riders bent low over their bars in full pursuit. The cyclists are rendered in hot reds and oranges with crisp highlights, their helmets and shoulders tucked tight, their wheels slicing through the composition makingthe whole scene feel fast, loud, and slightly dizzying in the best way. Oversized lettering, especially the huge “14de,” “dasia,” and “daagse,” lands right on top of the action in thick yellow with red edging, giving the poster the punch of a race announcer’s shout, while the smaller venue and sponsor elements keep it grounded as a real event bill, not just an illustration.

Peter Schep and Danny Stam won the 2006 Six Days of Amsterdam. They sealed the victory on the final evening, surging into first place ahead of Iljo Keisse and Marco Villa with a late, decisive swing in the general classification.

The Amsterdam Velodrome is located at Sportpark Sloten and hosted the annual Zesdaagse van Amsterdam during the event’s modern run from 2001 – 2016.

This poster has been archivally and professionally linen-backed.

Virtually all original vintage posters of this era were viewed as temporary advertising and were printed on fragile, thin paper. While expensive, linen backing is a conservation method used to mount, stabilize, preserve, and protect vintage posters, allowing them to be displayed or framed without compromising their value.

This poster is an original first printing, not a reproduction.