Niels Verschaeren

Niels Verschaeren

Personal information
Born	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 34)
Sport
Sport	Para-cycling
Disability	Agenesis
Disability class	C5
Medal record Men's para-cycling Representing   Belgium Track World Championships 2025 Rio de Janeiro Sprint C5 2023 Glasgow 1 km time trial C5 2024 Rio de Janeiro 1 km time trial C5

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

1. "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.
2. 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.
3. "Niels Verschaeren pakt net als vorig jaar brons op WK G-baanwielrennen". sprza.be (in Dutch). 24 March 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
4. "Niels Verschaeren sprint naar goud op WK G-baanwielrennen, brons voor Lennert Vanlathem". sprza.be (in Dutch). 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
5. 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.