Emile Severeyns

Q: When did Emile Severeyns die?

Emile Severeyns died on November 30, 1979.

Q: How old was Emile Severeyns when they died?

Emile Severeyns was 48 years old at the time of death.

Q: When was Emile Severeyns born?

Emile Severeyns was born on August 28, 1931.

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.

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.

In road cycling, he won the GP Briek Schotte twice. He also competed in the 1954 Giro d'Italia and the 1956 Vuelta a España.

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

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