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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 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. He is not related to Adolph Verschueren, another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium.


Major results


Track

;1965 : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Madison (with
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) :2nd European Track Championships – Derny :2nd
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(with Norbert Seeuws) :3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with
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) ;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 (with
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) ;1969 :2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced :2nd European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing :3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with
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) ;1970 :2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced :2nd European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing :3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with
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& Rik Van Looy) ;1971 :1st UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced :1st European Track Championships – Derny : Belgian National Championships ::1st Derny ::1st Motor-paced racing ::3rd Madison :3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with
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& Walter Godefroot) :3rd Six Days of Ghent (with
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) ;1972 :1st UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced :1st European Track Championships – Derny :1st Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen &
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) :2nd European Track Championships - Motor-paced racing :2nd Belgian National Championships - Madison :2nd
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(with
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) ;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 (with Norbert Seeuws & Walter Godefroot) :3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Cees Stam) ;1974 :1st European Track Championships – Derny :2nd UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced :2nd Belgian National Championships - Motor-paced


Road

;1962 :1st Coupe Marcel Indekeu ;1963 :1st
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Amateurs :2nd Tour of Belgium indepentent :3rd Belgian National Championships Amateurs ;1964 :1st Antwerpse Havenpijl :1st Grand Prix d'Orchies :2nd GP Flandria ;1965 :1st Stage 6 ( TTT)
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;1966 :1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tour de Romandie :1st Omloop van de Westkust :2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman ;1967 :2nd
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: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