Synopsis
Eddy Merckx is revered as cycling's living deity. Known as "the Cannibal" for his insatiable hunger to win, Merckx gobbled up a record 525 race wins during his fearsome 14-year professional career. From Grand Tours that demand superb endurance to bone-crushing one-day classics that only the toughest men can win, Merckx won them all. His legacy is untouchable in modern cycling, making Merckx the undisputed best cyclist ever. With authoritative text and keepsake craftsmanship, "Merckx 525" digs deep to reveal the man behind the legend, cycling's incomparable Eddy Merckx. Presenting a rich trove of newly discovered photographs that will dazzle fans and collectors, "Merckx 525" embraces this awe-inspiring athlete's career from promising youth in Belgium, to fabulous darling of Europe, to hardened veteran of the bike-racing wars. "Merckx 525" is a premium authorised book, a lavishly produced coffee table hardback with full-colour photographs throughout.
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About the Author
Frederik Backelandt is the Editor in Chief of Grinta! magazine in Ghent, Belgium. As a freelance journalist, he has contributed to the cycling magazines Procycling (UK), Fiets (Belgium), and Sportmagazine (Belgium).
From the Back Cover
MERCKX 525
A unique celebration of cycling’s greatest rider.
Exclusive photographs from newly discovered archives.
MERCKX 525 is a long journey through my career of 525 race victories. In addition to its authoritative text, this beautiful work contains a unique collection of exclusive photographs, including some that even I had not seen before. It is the only work authorized by me on the occasion of my 65th birthday, and the first truly complete record of my accomplishments. — Eddy Merckx
525 VICTORIES
7x Milan–San Remo
5x Liège–Bastogne–Liège
3x Ghent–Wevelgem
3x Paris–Roubaix
3x Flèche Wallonne
3x Paris–Nice
2x Amstel Gold Race
2x Omloop Het Volk
2x Tour of Lombardy
2x Tour of Flanders
2x Tour of Belgium
1x Dauphiné Libéré
1x Midi Libre
1x Grand Prix Frankfurt
1x Paris–Brussels
1x Scheldeprijs
1x Tour de Suisse
1x Tour de Romandie
1x World Amateur Road Champion
3x World Professional Road Champion
1x Belgian Road Champion
5x Tour de France
5x Giro d’Italia
1x Vuelta a España
7x Super Prestige Pernod International
World Hour Record
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