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Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx
- Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (Dutch: [mɛr (ə)ks], French: [mɛʁks]; born 17 June 1945), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling.
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2 days ago · He is the only rider to win the general, points and mountains classifications at the Giro d'Italia, in 1968, and at the Tour de France, in 1969. Since then, the general, points and mountains classifications have been won at the Vuelta a España by Tony Rominger in 1993 and by Laurent Jalabert in 1995. [202]
May 29, 2024 · Four riders have won five Tours each: Jacques Anquetil of France (1957 and 1961–64), Eddy Merckx of Belgium (1969–72 and 1974), Bernard Hinault of France (1978–79, 1981–82, and 1985), and Miguel Indurain of Spain (1991–95).
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May 29, 2024 · Five riders have won three individual classifications open to all riders (general, mountains, young and points classifications) in the same race: Eddy Merckx in the 1968 Giro d'Italia and 1969 Tour de France and 1973 Vuelta a España, Tony Rominger in the 1993 Vuelta a España, Laurent Jalabert in the 1995 Vuelta a España, Marco Pantani in the ...
May 22, 2024 · As of 2021, the most successful Tour de France rider was the Frenchman Bernard Hinault, who won the competition five times and came second on the podium twice. Who has worn the yellow...
3 days ago · Five cyclists won the Tour de France the last time they entered the competition: 1906 – René Pottier ( FRA ) , died before next race 1937 – Roger Lapébie ( FRA )
15 hours ago · Tom Able-Green /Allsport ; Ezra Shaw/Getty. Left: Lance Armstrong of USA and the US Postal team cycles round the Champs Elysees with the USA flag after winning the 1999 Tour de France on July 25 ...
May 28, 2024 · Here are five reasons why Pogačar will pull off the Giro-Tour double. 1. Pogačar raced the near-perfect Giro. Pogačar never made a false move at the Giro. (Photo: Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images) First things first, Pogačar had to win the Giro, and he pulled off a near-perfect race.
