Jolien Verschueren (7 May 1990 – 2 July 2021) was a Belgian cyclo-cross cyclist, who rode for UCI Cyclo-cross team Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal.[1] She represented her nation in the women's elite event at the 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder.[2][3]

Verschueren combined her cycling career with her work as a schoolteacher.[4] She won the Koppenbergcross in 2015 and repeated this at the 2016 DVV Verzekeringen Trofee Koppenbergcross, defeating the then world champion, Thalita de Jong.[5] On 12 April 2018, there was an announcement that Verschueren underwent operation for. a malignant brain tumor removal.[6] 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.[4] Verschueren died of brain cancer on 2 July 2021.[7] 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.[4]

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.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Jolien Verschueren". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "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
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolien_Verschueren
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