Norbert Seeuws

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Norbert Seeuws
Personal information
Full nameNorbert Seeuws
Born (1943-08-19) 19 August 1943 (age 81)
Ghent, Belgium
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad/Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1966Goldor
1967 Flandria–De Clerck
1968 Flandria–De Clerck–Krüger
1969 Willem II–Gazelle
1970Goldor–Frijns
1971Bika–Milupa
1972Goldor–IJsboerke
1973–1975Individual
1976Zoppas–Splendor–Sinalco

Norbert Seeuws (born 19 August 1943) is a Belgian former professional cyclist who had his major successes on track. [1]

Contents

He was professional from 1966 to 1979. [2] [3]

Major results

Track

1963
Belgian National Championships
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Amateur team pursuit (with Roger De Wilde, André Oosterlinck & Roger De Clercq)
1964
Belgian National Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Amateur team pursuit
1965
Belgian National Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Amateur Madison
1967
2nd Six Days of Charleroi (with Théo Verschueren)
Belgian National Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Hubert Criel)
1968
Belgian National Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Hubert Criel)
1969
Belgian National Championships
1st MaillotBelgica.PNG Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Romain De Loof)
1st Six Days of Charleroi (with Patrick Sercu)
3rd Six Days of Ghent (with Peter Post)
1970
Belgian National Championships
1st MaillotBelgica.svg Madison (with Patrick Sercu)
1st Six Days of Milan (with Dieter Kemper)
2nd Six Days of Brussels (with Ferdinand Bracke)
1971
Belgian National Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Walter Godefroot)
2nd Six Days of Montreal (with Julien Stevens)
1972
1st Six Days of Montreal (with Julien Stevens)
Belgian National Championships
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Rik Van Linden)
2nd Six Days of Ghent (with Alain van Lancker)
3rd Six Days of Grenoble (with Felice Gimondi)
3rd Six Days of Groningen (with René Pijnen)
1973
Belgian National Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Professional Madison (with Walter Godefroot)
3rd Six Days of Montreal (with Julien Stevens)
3rd Six Days of Antwerp (with Walter Godefroot and Théo Verschueren)
1973
2nd Six Days of Ontario with Eddy Demedts

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References

  1. "Norbert Seeuws". FirstCycling.com. 2022.
  2. "Norbert Seeuws". ProcyclingStats. 2022.
  3. "Norbert Seeuws". dewielersite.be (in Dutch). 15 December 2022.