Eddy Merckx

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human professional cyclist road racing cyclist

Eddy Merckx is a legendary Belgian cyclist widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, known for his dominance in Grand Tours and one-day classics during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Statements (50)
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instanceOf human →
professional cyclist →
road racing cyclist →
countryOfCitizenship Belgium →
dateOfBirth 1945-06-17 →
discipline road cycling →
era 1960s →
1970s →
familyName Merckx →
founded Eddy Merckx Cycles →
fullName Édouard Louis Joseph Merckx →
givenName Édouard →
height approximately 1.83 m →
held hour record →
isConsidered one of the greatest cyclists of all time →
knownFor dominance in Grand Tours →
dominance in one-day classics →
languageSpoken Dutch →
French →
nationality Belgian →
nickname The Cannibal →
occupation bicycle manufacturer →
placeOfBirth Belgium →
Flemish Brabant →
Meensel-Kiezegem →
residence Belgium →
retired 1978 →
role rider →
setHourRecord 1972 →
sexOrGender male →
sport cycling →
team Faema →
Fiat →
Molteni →
Peugeot–BP–Michelin →
turnedProfessional 1965 →
won Giro d'Italia →
Giro di Lombardia →
Liège–Bastogne–Liège →
Milan–San Remo →
Paris–Roubaix →
Tour de France →
Tour of Flanders →
Vuelta a España →
five editions of the Giro d'Italia →
five editions of the Tour de France →
multiple Grand Tours →
multiple Monuments of cycling →
one edition of the Vuelta a España →
world road race championship →
Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Faema →
Molteni →
notableRider
Eddy Merckx ("Merckx") →
familyName
Eddy Merckx ("Eddy Merckx Cycles") →
founded
Eddy Merckx ("Édouard Louis Joseph Merckx") →
fullName
Meensel-Kiezegem →
hasNotablePerson
Tour de France →
mostOverallWinsHolder
Liège–Bastogne–Liège →
mostWinsRider
Paris–Nice →
notableWinner
Milan–San Remo →
recordWinsHolder
Faema ("helped launch Eddy Merckx's dominance") →
roleInCyclingHistory
Molteni →
teamLeader
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