# 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.
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