Jolien Verschueren

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]

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

Verschueren combined her cycling career with working as a schoolteacher.[4] She won the Koppenbergcross in 2015 and repeated this at the 2016 DVV Verzekeringen Trofee Koppenbergcross 2016, besting world champion Thalita de Jong.[5] On 12 April 2018, it was announced that earlier that week Verschueren was operated on to remove a malignant brain tumor.[6] Verschueren tried a comeback in 2019 and 2020 but her health did not allow for 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.
  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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