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 Robert Lelangue) 2nd European Track Championships – Derny 2nd Six Days of Charleroi (with Norbert Seeuws) 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Patrick Sercu & Emile Severeyns) 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 Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns) 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 Sigi Renz & Emile Severeyns) 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 Sigi Renz & 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 Sigi Renz & Walter Godefroot) 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Julien Stevens) 1972 1st UCI Track World Championships - Motor paced 1st European Track Championships – Derny 1st Six Days of Antwerp (with René Pijnen & Leo Duyndam) 2nd European Track Championships - Motor-paced racing 2nd Belgian National Championships - Madison 2nd Six Days of Groningen (with Graeme Gilmore) 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 Tour of Belgium amateurs
1st Ronde van Vlaanderen 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) 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
References
1943 births
Living people
Belgian male cyclists
People from Hulst
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Belgian track cyclists Cyclists from Zeeland