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Like almost all cyclists of his time, Eddy Merckx converted to this sport out of necessity, due to the urgency of poverty, for not working for hours, days and years in the grocery store that his father, carpenter, had opened in a workers' neighborhood of Brussels, Woluwe. There grew the considered best cyclist in history. That says his record, the service sheet of a legend that turns this Tuesday 80 years old. Little Eddy bought his first bike a…
Although Tadej Pogacar is carving his way into the history books of cycling, page one is still reserved for Eddy Merckx. In the 60s and 70s, the Belgian star took...
No professional biker has dominated such an era as Eddy Merckx. On Tuesday the Belgian becomes 80 years old.
On this Tuesday, June 17, Belgium is multiplying the celebrations to mark the 80th birthday of the famous cyclist, five times victorious of the Tour de France.
PORTRAIT - The Belgian champion, who celebrates his 80th birthday this Tuesday, has outrageously dominated the 1960s and 1970s and remains unrivalled.
During his career between 1989 and 2002, Laurent Jalabert left a strong mark on French cycling. Winner of the Tour d'Espagne in 1995 and author of six Classics to his credit, the Mazametain dominated the pelotons in the 1990s. On the occasion of the operation "Defi Vélo de La Poste", of which he is the sponsor, the 56-year-old champion shared a few memories face-to-face camera, relayed on his social networks. Asked about the most beautiful momen…
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