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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.
Apr 25, 2024 · Eddy Merckx (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium) is a Belgian champion bicycle racer, arguably the greatest professional rider ever. In a professional career stretching from 1965 to 1978, he recorded 445 victories in 1,585 races.
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Eddy Merckx (born 1945-06-17 in Meensel-Kiezegem) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Belgium, active between 1964 and 1978. His best results are 5 wins in GC Tour de France and 34 stage wins in Tour de France.
Jun 17, 2016 · Eddy Merckx: the man behind the legend. Winner of over 500 races, era-defining rider, son of a grocer and a grandfather just turned 71. Who is the real Eddy Merckx?
Apr 15, 2024 · Cycling legend Eddy Merckx is back home and recuperating after recent emergency surgery. The 78-year-old Belgian woke in strong pain the night of March 26 and was brought by his wife to the...
Eddy Merckx is considered the greatest cyclist of all-time, and few argue with that assessment. He was so strong and rode hard so often that his nickname was "The Cannibal". He had no weaknesses – he was the strongest time trialist and climber in the world, and could outsprint all but a few rivals.
Jul 15, 2019 · As the Tour de France marks fifty years since The Cannibal's first Tour Victory, inCycle looks at what made Eddy Merckx the greatest cyclist of all time.
Apr 4, 2014 · Remembering how Eddy Merckx won at home in the 1969 Tour of Flanders. Merckx went on to win the Tour de France and become an all-time cycling great, but his career would not have been...
Jun 30, 2021 · Coming into the 1975 Tour de France, Eddy “the Cannibal” Merckx seemed invincible. He won the last five Tours he entered and was the favourite to win again and claim his 6th title. But an unexpected turn of events changed the trajectory of one of the greatest cycling champions.
