Michel Vaarten
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- Road
Men's track cycling | ||
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Representing Belgium | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1976 Montreal | 1000m time trial | |
World Championships | ||
1986 Colorado Springs | Keirin | |
1986 Colorado Springs | Points race | |
1990 Maebashi | Keirin | |
1979 Amsterdam | Individual sprint | |
1988 Ghent | Keirin | |
European Championships | ||
1980 Ghent | Madison |
Michel Vaarten (born 17 January 1957) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium. He represented Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he won silver medal in the 1.000m time trial behind East Germany's Klaus-Jürgen Grünke.[1] Vaarten was a professional from 1979 to 1992. He won 12 national titles, one European title and one world title, mainly in track cycling. Vaarten is currently piloting a Derny bike in many Six Day Cycling events around Europe.
After his competitive career, he served as a pacemaker.[2]
References
External links
- Michel Vaarten at Cycling Archives
- Michel Vaarten at ProCyclingStats
- Michel Vaarten at CycleBase
- Michel Vaarten at Olympedia
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