The Sallanches In 1964, Eddy Merckx became the amateur world champion in Sallanches, France. This marked the start of his extraordinarily successful career as a cyclist. Picture illustrates bike…
During the 1971 Tour de France, Eddy Merckx not only victoriously rode into Paris donning the yellow jersey, but won the difficult first stage in Strasbourg as well. The stage into town ended on a…
Eddy Merckx was the greatest cyclist of his generation, and arguably the most successful cyclist of all time with an astonishing 525 career wins under his belt. This includes 11 Grand Tour victories,…