Michel Vaarten is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. He represented Belgium at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal, Canada, where he won silver medal in the 1.000m time trial behind East Germany's Klaus-Jürgen Grünke

Klaus-Jürgen Grünke

Klaus-Jürgen Grünke is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the men's 1.000m time trial, defeating Belgium's Michel Vaarten...

. Vaarten was a professional from 1979 to 1992. He won 12 national titles, one European title and one world title, mainly in track cycling.

Teams

• 1979: Mini Flat-VDB (Belgium)
• 1980: Eurobouw (Belgium)
• 1981: Fangio-Sapeco-Mavic (Belgium)
• 1982: Amko Sport (Netherlands)
• 1983: Suntour (Belgium)
• 1984: Fangio-Ecoturbo (Belgium)
• 1984: Suntour (Belgium)
• 1985: Unknown
• 1986: Eurosteiger (Belgium)
• 1987: Schwinn-Icy Hot (United States)
• 1988: Wheaties-Schwinn (United States)
• 1989: Wheaties-Schwinn (United States)
• 1990: Sakae-3 Rensho (United States)
• 1991: Unknown
• 1992: Buysse Babyartikelen (Belgium)
• 1992: Enra (Belgium)
• 1992: EM (Belgium)