biography
| name: |
Merckx, Eddy
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nickname the Cannibal
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pronunciation:
[merks]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1945– )
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| biography:
| Racing cyclist, born in Woluwe St Pierre, C Belgium. He won the Tour de France a record-equalling five times (1969–72, 1974), the Tour of Italy five times, and all the major classics, including the Milan–San Remo race, seven times. World Amateur Road Race champion in 1964, he won the professional title three times. He won more races (445) and more classics than any other rider. He retired in 1978 and established his own bicycle manufacturing company. |
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