On The Pegs January 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Page 106
On The Pegs
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WIN AT 1923 ISDE
GOOD OLD TIMES BLOG
B y K enneth O lausson
P hotos : H usqvarna
The two phantoms Gustaf Göthe and David Senning each captured a gold
medal in the 1922 ISDT in Switzerland. Consequently, in the following year, Swe-
den hosted the International Six Days Trial. It was run out of the capital city Stock-
holm for 1,863 kilometres before returning to the finish line. Being there, the
local Husqvarna team captured victory, winning the International Trophy.
But let’s start in 1922 when the ISDT was organized by Switzerland. Three
Husqvarna riders from Sweden took part in this event, where the competitors
had to manage the steep hills of the Alps. It not only strained the engines of the
workhorses going uphill, but also put severe pressure on the brakes going down
the slopes. And most riders were not used to such obstacles, which of course in-
fluenced their performance. Conquering the dwindling passes in the Alps, many
a rider got stuck with problems and had to abandon the race. The Husqvarna
riders had the disadvantage of the weight of their machines, which caused them