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Eddy Merckx
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Édouard Louis Joseph, baron Merckx, better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who won the Tour de France five times.
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From 1961 until 1978, Édouard Louis Joseph (Eddy), Baron Merckx (Meensel-Kiezegem, 17 June 1945) was a competitive cyclist. With 525 contests under his belt, cycling enthusiasts consider him the most successful rider in history.
He was dubbed the "best cyclist ever" by the French magazine Vélo in 2000, and many sports journalists refer to him as the "cycling god." He has won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia five times each, has won all of the major races except the Paris-Tours, has won the Vuelta an Espana, has won the world championship as a professional and amateur, and has broken the world hour record.
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