Adolph Verschueren (also Adolf; 10 June 1922 – 30 April 2004) was a Belgian cyclist. As a road cyclist, he won the

Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and orga ...

in 1942 and the sixth stage of

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in 1949. As a track cyclist, he competed in

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in the professionals category. He won the European championships in 1951, 1953, 1956 and 1958 and three consecutive

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in 1952–1954. He finished in second place in the European championships in 1952, 1954 and 1955. In 1954 he set a world record in 1 hour race (58.85 km). He also finished second in the 1947 Paris–Roubaix and rode in the

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. He is not related to

Theo Verschueren Theo Verschueren (born 27 January 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 a ...

, another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium.

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1922 births 2004 deaths Belgian male cyclists Cyclists from Antwerp UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Belgian track cyclists 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1920s-stub