Surname Canibal
Country Belgium
Date of birth June 17, 1945
POB-Meensel Kiezegem
Information Team
Road Discipline
Type Full corridor
Major wins
Tour de France (1969.1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974), 34 steps
Giro d'Italia (1968,1970,1972-1974), 25 steps
Vuelta a España (1973, 6 steps
World Champion (1967,1971,1974)
Milan-Sanremo, 7 wins
Tour des Flandres, 2 wins
Paris-Roubaix, 3 wins
Liege-Bastogne-Liege, 5 wins
Giro di Lombardia, 2 wins
Last updated infobox:
27 May 2009
For other uses, see Eddy Merckx (disambiguation).
Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx, Baron Merckx (June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium), known as Eddy Merckx [1] is a former Belgian cyclist. Merckx is considered by many as the greatest cyclist of all time [2].
His career as a cyclist starts in 1961, and she won her first major title on September 5, 1964 in Sallanches: amateur world champion. In 1965, Merckx becomes professional.
Eddy Merckx has the most impressive list of titles in the cycling world, had 525 wins throughout his career and his voracious appetite for victories earned him the nickname the Cannibal. Merckx won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France five times and once the Vuelta a España. Tour de France, won 34 stage wins and wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) for a total of 96 days. In 1969, Merckx finished the Tour with the shirts yellow, green and "the dots" (mountain). He earned a world record time at October 25, 1972 in Mexico with 49.431 km.
Eddy Merckx is considered the biggest Belgian player of all time. He is the only athlete to be nominated Belgian athlete of the year worldwide, and this three times: in 1969, 1971 and 1974. For the Belgian Cycling Federation, he is the Belgian rider of the century. Eddy Merckx retired from competition in May 1978. His son Axel chose the same profession of the father.
Currently, the "Grand Prix Eddy Merckx 'is a race against the clock - a circuit of 60 km around Brussels - which attracts each year in early September, the big stars of cycling.
Eddy Merckx is now a successful businessman as a manufacturer of bicycles (http://www.eddymerckx.be) and cycling sports commentator. When asked what advice would you give to young riders who aspire to be professional, said: "Pedal enough."