Eddy Merckx
Merckx holding a bicycle. His shirt says "Molteni Arcore", and his hair is slicked back.
Eddy Merckx in August 1973
Personal information
Full nameÉdouard Louis Joseph Merckx
NicknameThe Cannibal
Born(1945-06-17)17 June 1945(age 77)
Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium
Height1.82 m (5 ft11+12 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur team
1961–1964Evere Kerkhoek Sportif
Professional teams
1965Solo–Superia
1966–1967Peugeot–BP–Michelin
1968–1970Faema
1971–1976Molteni
1977Fiat France
1978C&A
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
General classification
(1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)
Points classification (1969, 1971, 1972)
Mountains classification (1969, 1970)
Combination classification (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974)
Combativity award (1969, 1970, 1974, 1975)
34 individual stages
(1969–1972, 1974, 1975)
Giro d'Italia
General classification
(1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Points classification (1968, 1973)
Mountains classification (1968)
24 individual stages
(1967–1970, 1972, 1973, 1974)
Vuelta a España
General classification(1973)
Points classification (1973)
Combination classification (1973)
6 individual stages (1973)

Stage races

Paris–Nice (1969, 1970, 1971)
Tour de Romandie (1968)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1971)
Volta a Catalunya (1968)
Tour de Suisse (1974)

One-day races and Classics

Milan–San Remo (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976)
Tour of Flanders (1969, 1975)
Paris–Roubaix (1968, 1970, 1973)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Giro di Lombardia (1971, 1972)
Omloop Het Volk (1971, 1973)
National Road Race Championships
(1970)

Other

Super Prestige Pernod International (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
Hour Record (1972)
Medal record
Representing Belgium
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1964 SallanchesAmateurs' road race
Gold medal – first place1967 HeerlenProfessional road race
Gold medal – first place1971 MendrisioProfessional road race
Gold medal – first place1974 MontréalProfessional road race