Emile Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 26 six-day races. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta a España.[1]
 Severeyns pictured circa 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1931 Schoten, Belgium |
| Died | 30 November 1979 (aged 48) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1953 | Van Hauwaert |
| 1954–1955 | Girardengo |
| 1956–1960 | Peugeot–BP–Dunlop |
| 1961–1963 | Solo–Van Steenbergen |
| 1963–1965 | G.B.C.–Libertas |
| 1966 | Goldor–Main d'Or–L'Hirondelle |
| 1968 | Goldor–Gerka–Main d'Or |
| Major wins | |
Track Championships
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Major results
editTrack
edit- 1955
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1956
- 1st Six Days of Dortmund (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Arsène Rijckaert and Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1957
- 1st Six Days of Berlin (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen and Willy Vannitsen)
- 3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1958
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen and Reginald Arnold)
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Frankfurt (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1959
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Zurich (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Copenhagen (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Berlin (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1960
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Aarhus (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1st Six Days of Copenhagen (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Leo Proost and Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1961
- 1st Madison, European Track Championships (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 (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Cologne (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 2nd Six Days of Antwerp (with Gilbert Maes and Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Aarhus (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin (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 (with Palle Lykke and Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Madison, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin I (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Berlin II (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Brussels (with Emile Daems)
- 1963
- 3rd Madison, European Track Championships (with Reginald Arnold)
- 1964
- 1st Six Days of Montreal (with Palle Lykke)
- 1st Six Days of Quebec (with Lucien Gillen)
- 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, European Track Championships (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Rik Van Steenbergen)
- 1966
- 1st Six Days of Madrid (with Walter Godefroot)
- 1st Six Days of Montreal II (with Palle Lykke)
- 3rd Madison, National Track Championships (with Robert Lelangue)
- 1967
- 1st Six Days of Montreal I (with Patrick Sercu)
- 2nd Madison, National Track Championships (with Gilbert Maes)
- 3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Leo Proost and Tom Simpson)
- 1968
- 1st Six Days of Antwerp (with Sigi Renz and Theo Verschueren)
Road
edit- 1953
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 1956
- 1st Heist-op-den-Berg
- 1957
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 1962
- 1st Elfstedenronde
References
edit- ^ "Emile Severeyns". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
edit- Emile Severeyns at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Emile Severeyns at ProCyclingStats