Georges Ronsse was a two-time national cyclo-cross and two-time world champion road bicycle racer from Belgium, who raced between 1926 and 1938.
Egon Adler was a German cyclist. He won the silver medal in the team time trial event at the 1960 Summer Olympics He was born in Großpösna near Leipzig, Germany.
Roland Königshofer is a retired Austrian cyclist. He won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1985 and 1994, until the championships were discontinued, either in the amateurs (1985–1992) or professionals category (1993–1994). He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the 4000 m team pursuit and points race and finished in 16th and 12th place, respectively.
Theo Verschueren is a retired Belgian cyclist. He had his best achievements in motor-paced racing, in which he won the world championships in the professionals category in 1971 and 1972 and finished second in 1969, 1970 and 1974. During his career Verschueren took part in 67 six-day road races, winning the race of Antwerp in 1968 and 1972.
Constant "Stan" Tourné is a retired Belgian cyclist. After winning the world title in points race in 1977 as amateur he turned professional and won the same title again in 1980. He also won two medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1984 and 1986. In 1988, he finished in second place but was disqualified for failing the drug test.
Max Hürzeler is a retired Swiss cyclist. After winning a bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1981 in the amateurs division he turned professional and won a silver medal in 1984 and a gold medal in 1987. He also won three European and seven national titles (1981–1987) in motor-paced racing.
Fritz Ryser was a Swiss cyclist. He won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1908 and finished in third place in 1901.
Guillermo Timoner Obrador was a Spanish cyclist. With six gold and two silver medals won in the UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1955 and 1965 he is one of the most successful motor-paced racers of all times. During his career, which spanned 52 years, he also won 29 national titles in various cycling disciplines.
Dieter Kemper was a German cyclist who competed professionally between 1961 and 1980. During his career he won one UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1975, seven European titles and 26 six-day road races. He finished three times in third place at world championships, in motor-paced racing and individual pursuit disciplines.
Ehrenfried Rudolph is a retired German cyclist who was active between 1957 and 1973. He won three medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1966, 1968 and 1970, including a gold medal in 1970.
Pieter Casper Johan "Piet" Dikkentman was a professional cyclist from the Netherlands. He had a long a successful career spanning from 1885 to 1928, which peaked in 1903 when he won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships. He competed internationally and married twice, to an Australian and to a German. Consequently, while he lived most of his life in Amsterdam, he also spent years in Germany and Australia.
Walter Brugna is a retired professional cyclist from Italy. He won three medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including a gold in 1990. As a road cyclist, he won three stages of the Herald Sun Tour in 1987 and three stages of the Vuelta a la Argentina in 1991.
Michail Gerasimovich Markov was a Russian cyclist who won a silver medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1967. This was the only medal for the Soviet Unions in the entire history of those championships.
Walter Sawall was a German cyclist. Between 1927 and 1931 he won four medals at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships, including two gold medals in 1928 and 1931.
Erich Möller was a German cyclist. He won a gold, silver and bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1930, 1931 and 1932, respectively.
Walter Lohmann was a German professional cyclist who was active between 1932 and 1957. He won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1937.
Alfred Görnemann was a German cyclist who had his best achievements in motor-paced racing. He started training in this discipline only in 1901, after completing his military service, but quickly became a top competitor. The same year he won a bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships and became a champion next year in the amateurs division. In 1903 he turned professional and won another bronze medal.
Dries Helsloot is a retired cyclist from the Netherlands. In 1967 he won a bronze medal at the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in his native Amsterdam. He won a national title in motor-paced racing in 1966 and finished in second place in 1967–1969.
Horst Schütz is a retired German cyclist who won the UCI Motor-paced World Championships in 1984.
This page is an overview of the Netherlands at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
