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Theo Verschueren (born 27 January 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in
motor-paced racing Motor-paced racing and motor-paced cycling refer to cycling behind a pacer in a car or more usually on a motorcycle. The cyclist (or stayer in this case) follows as close as they can to benefit from the slipstream of their pacer. The first paced ...
, in which he won the
world championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 and 1974. During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races, winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972. He married the daughter of Belgian cyclist
Petrus Van Theemsche Petrus Van Theemsche (15 August 1915 – 28 May 1999) was a Belgian racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-c ...
. He is not related to
Adolph Verschueren Adolph Verschueren (also Adolf; 10 June 1922 – 30 April 2004) was a Belgian cyclist. As a road cyclist, he won the Tour of Flanders in 1942 and the sixth stage of Tour de Suisse in 1949. As a track cyclist, he competed in motor-paced raci ...
, another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium.


Major results


Track

;1965 : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Madison (with
Robert Lelangue Robert Lelangue (born 4 February 1940) is a retired Belgian cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1969. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in 49th place. Next year he turned professional and won one stage of ...
) :2nd European Track Championships – Derny :2nd
Six Days of Charleroi The Six Days of Charleroi was a short-lived six-day track cycling race held annually in Charleroi, Belgium. It took place on a dismountable velodrome, especially installed for the event in the Charleroi Exhibition Centre. Three editions were o ...
(with
Norbert Seeuws Norbert Seeuws (born 19 August 1943) is a Belgium, Belgian former professional cyclist who had his major successes on Track cycling, track. He was professional from 1966 to 1979. Major results Track ;1963 ::fr:Championnats de Belgique ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Patrick Sercu Patrick Sercu (27 June 1944 – 19 April 2019) was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983. On track, he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as three world titl ...
&
Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
) ;1966 :2nd : Belgian National Championships - Madison(with Gilbert Maes) ;1967 :3rd : Belgian National Championships - Motor-paced ;1968 :1st European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st - Derny :2nd - Motor-paced :3rd - Omnium :1st
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Sigi Renz Sigi Renz (born 2 August 1938) is a former German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike ra ...
&
Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
) ;1969 :2nd
UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
- Motor paced :2nd European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Sigi Renz Sigi Renz (born 2 August 1938) is a former German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike ra ...
&
Emile Severeyns Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road bicycle racing, road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day racing, six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta ...
) ;1970 :2nd
UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
- Motor paced :2nd European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Sigi Renz Sigi Renz (born 2 August 1938) is a former German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike ra ...
&
Rik Van Looy Henri "Rik" Van Looy (born 20 December 1933 in Grobbendonk) is a Belgian former professional cycle sport, cyclist of the post-World War II, war period, nicknamed the ''King of the Classics'' or ''Emperor of Herentals'' (after the small Belgian ...
) ;1971 :1st
UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
- Motor paced :1st European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing ::3rd Madison :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Sigi Renz Sigi Renz (born 2 August 1938) is a former German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike ra ...
&
Walter Godefroot Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team. As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Julien Stevens Julien Stevens (born 25 February 1943) is a retired Belgian cyclist who raced from 1963 to 1977. Stevens spent most part of his career employed to help other riders, such as Rik Van Steenbergen, Rik Van Looy and Eddy Merckx. In 1969, at the road ...
) ;1972 :1st
UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
- Motor paced :1st European Track Championships – Derny :1st
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
René Pijnen Marinus "René" Augustinus Josephus Pijnen (born 3 September 1946) is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He became Olympic champion in the 100 km team time-trial in the 1968 Summer Olympics with Joop Zoetemelk, Fedor den Hertog and Jan Kreke ...
&
Leo Duyndam Leo Duyndam (Poeldijk, 2 January 1948 — Nice, France, 26 July 1990) was a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Major results ;1967 :Omloop der Kempen ;1968 : National Track Pursuit Championship :Ronde van Limburg :Six Days of Ghent (with P ...
) :2nd European Track Championships - Motor-paced racing :2nd Belgian National Championships - Madison :2nd Six Days of Groningen (with
Graeme Gilmore Graeme Gilmore (born 29 June 1945 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian retired track cyclist. He is the father of Belgian racing cyclist Matthew Gilmore and brother in law of British racing cyclist Tom Simpson. Gilmore started racing in N ...
) ;1973 :1st European Track Championships – Derny :2nd European Track Championships - Motor-paced racing : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing :3rd
Six Days of Antwerp The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium. The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994. The ...
(with
Norbert Seeuws Norbert Seeuws (born 19 August 1943) is a Belgium, Belgian former professional cyclist who had his major successes on Track cycling, track. He was professional from 1966 to 1979. Major results Track ;1963 ::fr:Championnats de Belgique ...
&
Walter Godefroot Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team. As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summer ...
) :3rd
Six Days of Ghent The Six Days of Ghent ( nl, Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent) is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium. It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome in Ghent's ''Citadelpark''. The 2006 event from 21 November to 26 November was marred ...
(with
Cees Stam Cees Stam (born 2 November 1945 in Koog aan de Zaan) is a former Dutch track cyclist and four-time world champion stayer. Cees Stam was almost exclusively active as a stayer and at six-day races. In 1968 he became Dutch champion amateur stay ...
) ;1974 :1st European Track Championships – Derny :2nd
UCI Track World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
- Motor paced :2nd Belgian National Championships - Motor-paced


Road

;1962 :1st Coupe Marcel Indekeu ;1963 :1st Tour of Belgium amateurs :1st
Ronde van Vlaanderen 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 organi ...
Amateurs :2nd Tour of Belgium indepentent :3rd Belgian National Championships Amateurs ;1964 :1st
Antwerpse Havenpijl The Antwerpse Havenpijl is a European bicycle race held in Merksem, Belgium. Since 2006, the race has been organised as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were i ...
:1st Grand Prix d'Orchies :2nd GP Flandria ;1965 :1st Stage 6 ( TTT)
Four Days of Dunkirk The Four Days of Dunkirk (french: Quatre Jours de Dunkerque) is road bicycle race around the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France. Despite the name of the race, since the addition of an individual time trial in 1963, the race has been h ...
;1966 :1st Stage 1 ( TTT)
Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. I ...
:1st Omloop van de Westkust :2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman ;1967 :2nd
Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen The Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen was a men's cycling race organized for the last time in 1976. The start and finish place was Deinze (East Flanders, Belgium). The competition's roll of honor includes the successes of Patrick Sercu and Freddy Mae ...
:3rd De Pinte ;1968 :1st GP Stad Sint-Niklaas ;1972 :1st Belsele-Puivelde


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Verschueren, Theo 1943 births Living people Belgian male cyclists People from Hulst UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Belgian track cyclists Cyclists from Zeeland