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 and 1974. During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races, winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972.

Major results Track

1965 Belgian National Championships

2nd Six Days of Charleroi (with Norbert Seeuws) 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Patrick Sercu & Emile Severeyns) 1966

1967

1968

Belgian National Championships

2nd - Motor-paced 3rd - Omnium 1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns) 1969

Belgian National Championships

3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns) 1970

Belgian National Championships

3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Rik Van Looy) 1971

Belgian National Championships

3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz & Walter Godefroot) 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Julien Stevens) 1972

1st Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen & Leo Duyndam)

2nd Six Days of Groningen (with Graeme Gilmore) 1973

Belgian National Championships

3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Norbert Seeuws & Walter Godefroot) 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Cees Stam) 1974

Road

1962 1st Coupe Marcel Indekeu 1963 1st Tour of Belgium amateurs 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Amateurs 2nd Tour of Belgium indepentent

1964 1st Antwerpse Havenpijl 1st Grand Prix d'Orchies 2nd GP Flandria 1965 1st Stage 6 (TTT) Four Days of Dunkirk 1966 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie 1st Omloop van de Westkust 2nd GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman 1967 2nd Omloop van Midden-Vlaanderen 3rd De Pinte 1968 1st GP Stad Sint-Niklaas 1972 1st Belsele-Puivelde