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Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛrks]) (born 17 June 1945) better known as Eddy Merckx is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer considered to be the greatest pro-cyclist ever.The French magazine Vélo described Merckx as the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known while VeloNews of the United States declared him to be the greatest and most successful cyclist of all time.Merckx who turned professional in 1965 won the World Championship thrice the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia five times each and the Vuelta a España once.
