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Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

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  • Sep 26

    Evenepoel targets road race double in Montreal as Pogacar sits out injured

    Following his fourth consecutive time-trial title, Remco Evenepoel enters Sunday's 273km road race on the Mont Royal circuit as two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar recovers from Vuelta a Espana surgery.

  • Jul 27

    Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France as Van der Poel takes final stage

    Slovenian Tadej Pogacar joined the exclusive club of five-time Tour de France winners on Sunday, matching the record of Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain, while Mathieu van der Poel sprinted to victory on the Champs-Élysées.

  • Jul 10

    Pogacar breaks Tourmalet ascent record, descends at over 100 km/h to take Tour lead on stage 6

    The Slovenian rider won stage 6 in Gavarnie-Gèdre, clocking 43:12 on the Tourmalet ascent and reaching 100 km/h on the descent, opening a 2:42 gap over Jonas Vingegaard.

  • Jun 1

    Vingegaard completes Grand Tour slam with dominant Giro win, sets stage for Pogacar showdown at Tour de France

    Jonas Vingegaard secured his first Giro d'Italia victory in Rome on Sunday, becoming only the eighth rider in history to win all three Grand Tours and sending a clear message to rival Tadej Pogacar ahead of July's Tour de France.

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