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.īorn in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, Belgium, he grew up in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe where his parents ran a grocery store. ![]() Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx ( Dutch:, French: born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. Track Championships National Track Championships One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships ( 1967– 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974) Vuelta a España General classification ( 1973) Points classification ( 1973) Combination classification ( 1973) 6 individual stages ( 1973) ![]() Grand Tours Tour de France General classification
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