 Severeyns with the European champion jersey, pictured circa 1960 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1931-08-28)28 August 1931 Schoten, Belgium |
| Died | 30 November 1979(1979-11-30) (aged 48) Antwerp, Belgium |
| Team information | |
| Discipline |
|
| 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
| |
Emile "Miel" Severeyns (28 August 1931 – 30 November 1979) was a Belgian road and track cyclist. Professional from 1953 to 1971, he won 25 six-day races, of which he secured 19 six-day victories with cycling legend Rik Van Steenbergen. The pair also claimed four consecutive European Madison titles in 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961, as well as two national titles.[1]
The partnership came to an end when Van Steenbergen teamed up with his son-in-law Palle Lyke in the winter of 1962. Severeyns went on to win six more Six-Day Races with other teammates.[2]
In road cycling, he won the GP Briek Schotte twice.[3] He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta a España.[4]
Major results
Track
- 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
- 1953
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 1956
- 1st Heist-op-den-Berg
- 1957
- 1st GP Briek Schotte
- 1962
- 1st Elfstedenronde
References
- "Emile Severeyns". FirstCycling.com. 25 May 2026.
- "Miel Severeyns (1931-1979)". ronnydeschepper.com (in Dutch). 30 November 2024.
- "Emile Severeyns". radsportseiten.net (in German). 1 June 2025.
- "Emile Severeyns". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
- Emile Severeyns at ProCyclingStats
- Emile Severeyns at InterSportStats