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Jul 3, 2024 · In an Instagram story, reposted by his son Axel Merckx, the cycling great congratulated the Manx Missile, stating: “Congratulations to Mark Cavendish on this historic achievement! Such a nice guy...
2 days ago · Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (Dutch: [ˈɛdi ˈmɛr(ə)ks], French: [ɛdi mɛʁks]), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling.
Jul 3, 2024 · On that occasion Cavendish was a T-Mobile team-mate of Axel Merckx; on Wednesday he pulled one stage win clear of another Merckx – Axel’s father Eddy – to become the Tour’s outright all-time...
2 days ago · The names of the cycling champions Axel Merckx, son of Eddy and himself a victorious professional, who was a pupil of the Salesians in Brussels; or Miguel Indurain, raised by the Salesians in Pamplona; the footballer and current coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancellotti, a former pupil of the Salesians in Parma; and the late swimmer Camille Muffat ...
Jul 4, 2024 · Cavendish and Merckx are now separated at the top of the Tour stage win leaderboard, but the Manx Missile certainly won’t be happy with just one now that he’s got it.
Jul 3, 2024 · Mark Cavendish celebrates as he finally breaks the Merckx record and inks his name into the Tour de France history books as the rider to win the most stages in history, beating Philipsen and...
Jul 4, 2024 · The Insta story has been shared on Axel Merckx's account too, so no doubts about the legitimacy of the words. Others, in an extremely on-brand move for cycling, used Strava, Remco Evenepoel calling it a "legendary day for cycling".
