Adolph Verschueren

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]

Adolph Verschueren

Dolf Verschueren (1957)
Personal information
Born	(1922-06-10)10 June 1922 Deurne, Belgium
Died	30 April 2004(2004-04-30) (aged 81) Arendonk, Belgium
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Medal record Representing  Belgium Motor-paced World Championships 1952 Paris Professionals 1953 Zurich Professionals 1954 Cologne Professionals

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 unrelated to Theo Verschueren, another motor-paced racing world champion from Belgium.