Niels Verschaeren
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| Born | 31 July 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Agenesis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Niels Verschaeren (born 31 July 1991) is a Belgian para-cyclist who competes in road and track events.
Career
Verschaeren competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial C5 event with a time of 1:05.346.[1][2] He competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and again won a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial C5 event with a time of 1:04.980.[3] He competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the sprint C5 event.[4]
Personal life
Verschaeren has agenesis, and was born without a left hand.[5]
References
- ^ "WK G-baanwielrennen: Verschaeren pakt brons op de kilometer, Vromant valt net naast podium op scratch". sprza.be (in Dutch). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Verbeeck, Antoon (7 August 2023). "Niels Verschaeren (32) knalt naar bronzen medaille op WK G-baanwielrennen: "Het hoofddoel was een medaille, dat is nu gelukt"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Niels Verschaeren pakt net als vorig jaar brons op WK G-baanwielrennen". sprza.be (in Dutch). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "Niels Verschaeren sprint naar goud op WK G-baanwielrennen, brons voor Lennert Vanlathem". sprza.be (in Dutch). 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Verbeeck, Antoon (28 April 2021). "Paralympiër Niels rijdt zondag eerste G-wielerklassieker 'Ronde in Vlaanderen': "In 2017 mijn eerste koers gereden en nu maak ik kans op de Spelen"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 October 2025.