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- noun Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945)
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Examples
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i think i might start schluffing, since eddy merckx does it: The cheerful and chatty Merckx also didn't seem too keen on actually leading the trip.
Coming Apart at the Hems: Excessive Panting BikeSnobNYC 2009
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His kidney injury from that blow was considered a major factor in Merckx failing to win a then-record sixth Tour.
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But then in the article I noticed that they mention that LA himself calls Merckx the greatest of all time, so they made sure that they got immunity from 'un-LA-ness'.
Coming Apart at the Hems: Excessive Panting BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Speaking in English, Merckx recalled how he got his nickname in 1969, after his first Tour championship, when he also captured the green jersey for points leader and the King of the Mountain jersey white with large red circles.
NYT > Home Page By GEORGE VECSEY 2011
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Ft. Lee, NJ, Nov. 15 -- The legendary Eddy Merckx (a redundancy -- "Merckx" is synonymous with legendary in the world of
WN.com - Articles related to Mark Cavendish leaves Olympic failure behind 2009
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It was an old-fashioned, risky move, one that recalled the audacious attacks of cycling legends like Eddy Merckx, the Belgian icon who watched Andy Schleck ascend the Galibier while standing out the sunroof of an official Tour car.
Schleck Brothers Serve Cold Revenge Jason Gay 2011
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Belgium's Eddy Merckx won all three of cycling's Grand Tours within 12 months.
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On the one hand, with three Tours, two Giros and a Vuelta a España to his name, all before his 29th birthday, he could become the greatest stage race rider since Eddy Merckx.
Tour de France 2011: Alberto Contador's rocky mountain way 2011
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Eddy Merckx — a Belgian thunderbolt viewed by many as the greatest cyclist ever and celebrated as a Gandalf-like icon — was nabbed for banned enhancers.
Despite Contador, NY Cyclists Roll On Jason Gay 2010
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And after the tour he posted a pic enjoying a (large) glass of wine with cycling legend Eddie Merckx.
fehguy commented on the word Merckx
aka the Cannibal!
May 29, 2010