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Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (Dutch: [ˈɛdi ˈmɛr(ə)ks], French: [ɛdi mɛʁks]), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling.
3 days ago · Eddy Merckx 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. During his peak years (1969–75), he won some 35 percent of the races he entered.
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.
Jun 17, 2016 · Eddy Merckx is a sporting god, a style icon, and a national hero. In a 2005 TV poll he was voted the third greatest Belgian of all time (and Merckx is the only person in the top 10 who is...
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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.
3 days ago · Cavendish equaled Eddy Merckx’s mark of 34 stage wins during the 2021 Tour and went close to winning a 35th on the seventh stage in 2023. He crashed during the eighth stage last year, breaking his right collarbone. He then put off retirement by a year to come back to the Tour and try again at breaking his tie with Merckx. ... Merckx, the Belgian considered the most dominant rider in cycling history, won his 34 individual stages at the Tour from 1969-75. Merckx was nicknamed “The Cannibal ...
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...
Oct 18, 2022 · Holder of the Triple Crown of Cycling for winning the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and UCI Road World Championships Road Race in 1974. Most career wins by any professional cyclist in history with 525. Most Grand Tour wins ever with 11, most Grand Tour stage wins ever with 64.
Eddy Merckx was a Belgian professional cyclists, who is widely regarded as the greatest cyclist of all time. In an illustrious career spanning both amateur and professional ranks, he won the Tour de France five times, Giro d’Italia five times, the Vuelta a Espana once – and all the major classics at least twice (finishing with 19 classic ...
