World Champion1967
World Road Racing Champion
Historical person
Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Belgium.
7 records1967–19735 events1 places
Chronological biography
1967
1968
Giro dItalia1968
Winner of the Giro dItalia
1969
Tour de France1969
Winner of the Tour de France. The only cyclist to have won the yellow, green and red polka-dotted jersey in the same Tour de France
1970
Tour de France1970
Winner of the Tour de France, most stage victories in one Tour de France: 8, in 1970 and 1974
1971
Tour de France1971
Winner of the Tour de France
1972
World Record1972
Merckx sets the bicycle hour speed record covering 49.431 km at high altitude in Mexico City
1973
Vuelta a Espana1973
Winner of the Vuelta a Espaca
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.