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Road Cycling · Belgium

Eddy Merckx

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (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. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours de France, five Giros d'Italia, and a Vuelta a España), all five Monuments, setting the hour record, three World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track. Born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, Belgium, he grew up in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where his parents ran a grocery store.

Profile details

Born
17 Jun 1945
Birthplace
Meensel-Kiezegem
Country
Belgium
Height
182 cm
Sport
Road Cycling
Discipline
Cycling
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • ▸Belgian National Sports Merit Award
  • ▸Brusseleir vè’t Leive
  • ▸Commander of the Legion of Honour
  • ▸Knight of the Legion of Honour
  • ▸Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
  • ▸Marca Leyenda
  • ▸Mendrisio d'or
  • ▸Officer of the Order of Leopold II
  • ▸Silver Olympic Order
  • ▸Honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Competition Appearances

16 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1964 Summer Olympics
  • ·UCI Road World Championships
  • ·1976 Super Prestige Pernod
  • ·1975 Super Prestige Pernod
  • ·1974 Super Prestige Pernod
  • ·1973 Super Prestige Pernod
  • ·1972 Super Prestige Pernod
  • ·1971 Super Prestige Pernod

Career Timeline

  1. 1964Competed at 1964 Summer Olympics
  2. 1966Competed at 1966 Super Prestige Pernod
  3. 1967Competed at 1967 Super Prestige Pernod
  4. 1968Competed at 1968 Super Prestige Pernod
  5. 1969Competed at 1969 Super Prestige Pernod
  6. 1970Competed at 1970 Super Prestige Pernod
  7. 1971Competed at 1971 Super Prestige Pernod
  8. 1972Competed at 1972 Super Prestige Pernod
  9. 1973Competed at 1973 Super Prestige Pernod
  10. 1974Competed at 1974 Super Prestige Pernod
  11. 1975Competed at 1975 Super Prestige Pernod
  12. 1976Competed at 1976 Super Prestige Pernod

Statistics

Verified statistics are not available in this profile.

About

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (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. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours (five Tours de France, five Giros d'Italia, and a Vuelta a España), all five Monuments, setting the hour record, three World Championships, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track. Born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, Belgium, he grew up in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where his parents ran a grocery store.

Biography adapted from Eddy Merckx on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Teams

C&AFaemino-FaemaFiat FranceMolteni-CampagnoloPeugeot cycling teamSolo-Superia