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Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian
road
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and track cyclist
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia
The 1954 Giro d'Italia was the 37th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Palermo on 21 May with a team time trial and concluded in Milan with a relatively flat mass-start stage on 13 June. Fift ...
and the 1956 Vuelta a España
The 11th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 13 May 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bian ...
.
Major results
Track
;1955 : 1stSix Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen
Hendrik Van Steenbergen (9 September 1924 – 15 May 2003) was a Belgium, Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists.
Early life
Van Steenbergen was born in Arendonk into ...
)
: 1st Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1956
: 1st Six Days of Dortmund
The Six Days of Dortmund is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Arsène Rijckaert and Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1957
: 1st Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen and Willy Vannitsen
Willy Vannitsen (8 February 1935 – 19 August 2001) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1962, Vannitsen won two stages in the 1962 Tour de France.
Early life
Vannitsen was born on 8 February 1935 in Jeuk, Limburg. In his time, ...
)
: 3rd Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1958
: 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
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, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen and Reginald Arnold
Reginald Athelstane Arnold (9 October 1924 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist.
Arnold's cycling career began in 1941, when his brothers gave him a bicycle for his birthday. Despite being blind in one eye, Arnold joined Ashfield ...
)
: 1st Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Copenhagen
The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena
Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Frankfurt
The Six Days of Frankfurt was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Frankfurt, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the n ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1959
: 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
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* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen
The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena
Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1960
: 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
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* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Copenhagen
The Six Days of Copenhagen is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event was first held in 1934. The event is held at the Ballerup Super Arena
Ballerup Super Arena (formerly Siemens Arena) is a multi-purpose i ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Leo Proost and Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1961
: 1st Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
Populated places
* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Dortmund
The Six Days of Dortmund is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Dortmund, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Cologne (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Gilbert Maes and Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Aarhus (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1962
: 1st Madison, National Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Cologne (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Milan (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Palle Lykke and Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
Populated places
* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
I (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Berlin
The Six Days of Berlin is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Berlin, Germany. The event was first held in 1909. In its first edition, 15 teams of two cyclists each competed in the exhibition hall at Berlin Zoo for glory and, not leas ...
II (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Brussels
The Six Days of Brussels was a Six-day racing, six-day track cycling race held annually in Brussels, Belgium.
Rik Van Steenbergen holds the record of victories, winning 8 times. Winners
References
External links
Cycle races in Belgi ...
(with Emile Daems)
;1963
: 3rd Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
Populated places
* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Reginald Arnold)
;1964
: 1st Six Days of Montreal
The Six Days of Montreal was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Montreal Forum, Canada, from 1929 to 1942 and from 1963 to 1980.
37 editions were organized during these two periods. William Peden
William "Torchy" Peden (16 A ...
(with Palle Lykke)
: 1st Six Days of Quebec (with Lucien Gillen
Lucien Gillen (7 October 1928 in Luxembourg City – 11 August 2010 in Luxembourg City) was a Luxembourgish cyclist.
Gillen followed in the footsteps of his father, Maurice Gillen, who worked as a train driver but also competed as a cyclist at th ...
)
: 2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1965
: 1st Six Days of Toronto (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 1st Six Days of Quebec (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 2nd Madison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
* Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer
Places in the United States
Populated places
* Madi ...
, European Track Championships
The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC) ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
: 3rd Six Days of Ghent
The Six Days of Ghent () is a six-day track cycling race held annually in Ghent, Belgium.
It takes place in the Kuipke velodrome
A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of ...
(with Rik Van Steenbergen)
;1966
: 1st Six Days of Madrid
The Six Days of Madrid is a former six-day cycling event, held in Madrid, Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, s ...
(with Walter Godefroot
Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer and former directeur sportif of , later known as T-Mobile Team.
As amateur cyclist, he won the bronze medal in the individual road race of the 1964 Summe ...
)
: 1st Six Days of Montreal
The Six Days of Montreal was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Montreal Forum, Canada, from 1929 to 1942 and from 1963 to 1980.
37 editions were organized during these two periods. William Peden
William "Torchy" Peden (16 A ...
II (with Palle Lykke)
: 3rd Madison, National Track Championships (with Robert Lelangue
Robert Lelangue (born 4 February 1940) is a retired Belgian cyclist who was active between 1958 and 1969. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the road race and finished in 49th place. Next year he turned professional and won one stage of ...
)
;1967
: 1st Six Days of Montreal
The Six Days of Montreal was a six-day track cycling race held annually in the Montreal Forum, Canada, from 1929 to 1942 and from 1963 to 1980.
37 editions were organized during these two periods. William Peden
William "Torchy" Peden (16 A ...
I (with Patrick Sercu
Patrick Sercu (27 June 1944 – 19 April 2019) was a Belgian cyclist who was active on the road and track between 1961 and 1983. On track, he won the gold medal in the 1 km time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics, as well as three world title ...
)
: 2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Gilbert Maes)
: 3rd Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Leo Proost and Tom Simpson
Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenager ...
)
;1968
: 1st Six Days of Antwerp
The Six Days of Antwerp was a six-day track cycling race held annually in Antwerp, Belgium.
The Six Days has seen 55 editions, was organized from 1934 with interruptions during World War II and the years 1984 to 1986 and last held in 1994.
The ...
(with Sigi Renz
Sigi Renz (2 August 1938 – 1 February 2025) was a German racing cyclist. He won the German National Road Race in 1963. Renz died of cancer in Regensburg
Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria ...
and 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 ...
)
Road
;1953 : 1stGP Briek Schotte
The GP Briek Schotte is a criterium road cycling race held annually around the village of Desselgem in West Flanders, Belgium. The race was first organized in 1941. In 1942 and 1947, two editions were organized, one in July and the other in Sep ...
;1956
: 1st Heist-op-den-Berg
;1957
: 1st GP Briek Schotte
The GP Briek Schotte is a criterium road cycling race held annually around the village of Desselgem in West Flanders, Belgium. The race was first organized in 1941. In 1942 and 1947, two editions were organized, one in July and the other in Sep ...
;1962
: 1st Elfstedenronde
The Elfstedenronde is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was held originally from 1943 until 1989, and returned in 2017 as the Bruges Cycling Classic. The race has also been called the Tour des Onze Villes and the Circuit des ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Severeyns, Emile 1931 births 1979 deaths Belgian male cyclists Belgian track cyclists Sportspeople from Schoten Cyclists from Antwerp Province 20th-century Belgian sportsmen