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Belgian cyclist (1990–2021)

Jolien Verschueren
Verschueren in 2015
Personal information
Born(1990-05-07)7 May 1990
Kortrijk, Belgium
Died2 July 2021(2021-07-02) (aged 31)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Team information
DisciplineCyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015–2017Young Telenet Fidea
2017–2018Pauwels Sauzen–Vastgoedservice
2019–2021Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal

Jolien Verschueren (7 May 1990 – 2 July 2021) was a Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist, who rode for UCI Cyclo-cross team Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal. She represented her nation in the women's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.

Verschueren combined her cycling career with her work as a schoolteacher. She won the Koppenbergcross in 2015 and repeated this at the 2016 DVV Verzekeringen Trofee Koppenbergcross, defeating the then world champion, Thalita de Jong. On 12 April 2018, there was an announcement that Verschueren underwent operation for. a malignant brain tumor removal. Verschueren tried to comeback in 2019 and 2020 but her health limited her to get good results. Her last race was the 2020 edition of the Koppenbergcross. Verschueren died of brain cancer on 2 July 2021. In October 2021, the organisers of the Koppenbergcross announced that the women's edition of the race would be known as the Grand Prix Jolien Verschueren in her memory.

References

  1. "Pauwels Sauzen – Bingoal". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "2016 Cyclo-croos World Championships: Entries list women's elite" (PDF). wk2016.be. p. 3. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Jolien Verschueren". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Koppenbergcross renamed Grand Prix Jolien Verschueren". cyclingnews.com. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. "DVV verzekeringen trofee – Koppenbergcross 2016: Elite Women Results | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  6. Nieuwe mokerslag voor veldrijdster Jolien Verschueren: na hersenoperatie bleek gezwel niet goedaardig
  7. Veldrijdster Jolien Verschueren (31) verliest de strijd tegen kanker

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