Michel Vaarten

Michel Vaarten

File:Michel Vaarten 2015 (cropped).jpg Vaarten in 2015
Personal information
Born	(1957-01-17) 17 January 1957 Turnhout, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Track Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Sprinter
Professional teams
1979	Mini-Flat–V.D.B.–Pirelli
1980	Eurobouw
1981	Fangio–Sapeco–Mavic
1982	Amko Sport
1983–1985	Suntour
1986–1989	Schwinn–Icy Hot
1990–1991	Sakae–3 Rensho
1992	Buysse Babyartikelen
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing Belgium Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal 1000m time trial World Championships Gold medal – first place 1986 Colorado Springs Keirin Silver medal – second place 1986 Colorado Springs Points race Silver medal – second place 1990 Maebashi Keirin Bronze medal – third place 1979 Amsterdam Individual sprint Bronze medal – third place 1988 Ghent Keirin European Championships Gold medal – first place 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. 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.