Joseph "Jef" Scherens, better known as Poeske Scherens, was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specializing in sprint where he won seven World Championships.

Grote Prijs Jef Scherens is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is named after the seven-time professional sprint world champion Jef Scherens.