Adolph Verschueren
Dolf Verschueren (1957)
Personal information
Born(1922-06-10)10 June 1922
Deurne, Belgium
Died30 April 2004(2004-04-30) (aged 81)
Arendonk, Belgium
Sport
SportCycling
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
Motor-paced World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1952 Paris Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1953 Zurich Professionals
Gold medal – first place 1954 Cologne Professionals

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.[1]

As a track cyclist, he competed in motor-paced racing in the professionals category. He won the European championships in 1951, 1953, 1956 and 1958 and three consecutive world championships in 1952–1954.[2] 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).[1] He also finished second in the 1947 Paris–Roubaix[3] and rode in the 1948 Tour de France.[4]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Adolf Verschueren. radsportseiten.net
  2. ^ Track Cycling World Championships 2012 to 1893. bikecult.com
  3. ^ "45th Paris – Roubaix, 1947". bikeraceinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ "35ème Tour de France 1948" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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