Eddy Merckx is widely considered to be the greatest bicycle racer in history. His eleven Grand Tour victories are the most ever, and he also won a record of 28 classic cycle races, in addition to a prolific career as an amateur and on the track.
Career achievements
Major results Source:
Road
1961 (Debutant) 1st Petit-Enghien
1962 1st Road race, National Junior Championships 1st Overall Liège-La Gleize
1963 (Amateur) 1st Overall Ronde van Limburg Amateurs 1st Rund um Sebnitz 1st Kampioenschap van Brabant (TTT)
1964 1st Road race, UCI Amateur World Championships 1st Brussels-Opwijk 1st GP Affligem
1965 (Solo-Supéria) 1st GP Stad Vilvoorde 1st Omloop van het Houtland Torhout 2nd Road race, National Championships 2nd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 2nd Manx Trophy 8th GP du Tournaisis 10th Scheldeprijs
1966 (Team Peugeot–BP) 1st Overall Circuit du Morbihan 1st Stages 3 & 4 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stage 1a 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 1st Circuit de l'Aulne 1st Circuit des Frontières 1st Druivenkoers Overijse 1st Bruxelles–Meulebeke 1st Grand Prix Pino Cerami 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Ferdinand Bracke) 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix du Midi Libre 2nd Giro di Lombardia 2nd Coppa Agostoni 3rd Omloop Het Volk 3rd Grand Prix des Nations 4th Overall Paris–Nice 4th Dwars door België 4th Gran Premio di Lugano 6th Critérium des As 8th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 9th Gent–Wevelgem
1967 (Team Peugeot–BP) 1st Road race, UCI World Championships 1st Milan–San Remo 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Gent–Wevelgem 1st Nationale Sluitingsprijs 1st GP du Tournaisis 1st Critérium des As 1st Omloop der Zennevallei 1st Tour du Condroz 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Ferdinand Bracke) Giro di Sardegna 1st Stages 6 & 7 2nd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2nd À travers Lausanne 3rd Tour of Flanders 4th GP Union Dortmund 6th Overall Paris–Luxembourg 1st Stage 3 6th Giro di Lombardia 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm 8th Paris–Roubaix 8th Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke 9th Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 12 & 14 10th Overall Paris–Nice 1st Stages 2 & 6
1968 (Team Faema) 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 1, 2, 8, & 12 1st Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Stage 1b 1st Overall Volta a Catalunya 1st Stages 2 & 6b (ITT) 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna 1st Stages 1 & 5b 1st Overall À travers Lausanne 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2 (ITT) 1st Paris–Roubaix 1st Tre Valli Varesine 1st Gran Premio di Lugano 1st Stage 2 Tour of Belgium 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stage 4a (TTT) Paris–Nice 2nd Omloop der Zennevallei 3rd Giro di Lombardia 3rd Sassari-Cagliari 5th Nationale Sluitingsprijs 6th Grand Prix Flandria 7th Overall Paris–Luxembourg 1st Stage 3 (TTT) 8th Road race, UCI World Championships 8th Tour of Flanders 8th Paris–Tours 8th Brabantse Pijl 9th Gent–Wevelgem
1969 (Team Faema) 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 1st Combination classification 1st Stages 1b (TTT), 6, 8a (ITT), 11, 15 (ITT), 17 & 22b (ITT) Combativity award Overall 1st Overall Paris–Nice 1st Stages 2, 3b (ITT) & 7b (ITT) 1st Overall Vuelta a Levante 1st Points classification 1st Stages 3, 4 & 5 1st Overall Paris–Luxembourg 1st Stage 2 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Tour of Flanders 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Circuit de l'Aulne 1st Bruxelles–Meulebeke Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 3, 4 (ITT), 7 & 15 (ITT) Held after Stages 9–11 & 14–16 Held after Stages 4–13, 15 & 16 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Mallorca 2nd Paris–Roubaix 2nd Trofeo Laigueglia 3rd Amstel Gold Race 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Davide Boifava) 4th Züri–Metzgete 5th La Flèche Wallonne 6th Overall À travers Lausanne 7th Harelbeke–Antwerp–Harelbeke
1970 (Team Faema–Faemino) 1st Road race, National Championships 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 1st Combination classification 1st Prologue, Stages 3 (TTT), 7a, 10, 11a (ITT), 12, 14, 20b (ITT) & 23 (ITT) Held after Prologue & Stages 14, 15 & 18 Combativity award Overall 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 2, 7 & 9 (ITT) 1st Overall Paris–Nice 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 1st Stages 3, 7b & 8b (ITT) 1st Overall Tour of Belgium 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1b (ITT) & 3b (ITT) 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 1b (ITT) 1st Overall À travers Lausanne 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 2 (ITT) 1st Paris–Roubaix 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Gent–Wevelgem 1st GP Union Dortmund 1st Coppa Agostoni 1st Critérium des As 2nd Overall Giro di Sardegna 1st Stages 2 & 5a (ITT) 2nd Tre Valli Varesine 3rd Tour of Flanders 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège 3rd Circuit de l'Aulne 4th Giro di Lombardia 4th Tour du Condroz 5th Polymultipliée 6th Giro del Lazio 6th Mont Faron Hill Climb 7th Omloop Het Volk 7th Giro dell'Emilia 7th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 8th Milan–San Remo 8th Amstel Gold Race 8th Rund um den Henninger Turm
1971 (Team Molteni) 1st Road race, UCI World Championships 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Points classification 1st Combination classification 1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 2, 13 (ITT), 17 & 20 (ITT) 1st Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1st Prologue (TTT) & Stage 5b (ITT) 1st Overall Paris–Nice 1st Prologue, Stages 2b (ITT) & 7b (ITT) 1st Overall Grand Prix du Midi Libre 1st Stages 1 & 2 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna 1st Stages 1, 3a & 5 1st Overall Tour of Belgium 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 (ITT), 2 & 4 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stages 1 & 2 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Rund um den Henninger Turm 1st Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 1st Stadsprijs Geraardsbergen 1st Baden-Baden (with Herman Vanspringel) 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne 2nd Brabantse Pijl 2nd Grand Prix de Monaco 3rd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 3rd GP Union Dortmund 4th Trofeo Laigueglia 4th Nationale Sluitingsprijs 5th Road race, National Championships 5th Paris–Roubaix 5th Giro dell'Emilia 7th Coppa Bernocchi 8th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
1972 (Team Molteni) 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Points classification 1st Combination classification 1st Prologue, Stages 3b (TTT), 5b (ITT), 8, 13, 14a & 20a (ITT) 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Combination classification 1st Stages 12a (ITT), 14, 16 & 19b (ITT) Held after Stages 12b, 14, 16 & 17 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stages 1a (ITT), 1b & 1c (ITT) 1st Overall À travers Lausanne 1st Stages 1 & 2 (ITT) 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Giro di Lombardia 1st La Flèche Wallonne 1st Scheldeprijs 1st Brabantse Pijl 1st Giro dell'Emilia 1st Giro del Piemonte 1st GP Union Dortmund 1st Grand Prix de Momignies 1st Trofeo Baracchi (with Roger Swerts) 2nd Road race, National Championships 2nd Overall Paris–Nice 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 5 2nd E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 2nd Rund um den Henninger Turm 2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2nd Nationale Sluitingsprijs 3rd Gent–Wevelgem 3rd Omloop Het Volk 3rd Trofeo Laigueglia 3rd Circuit de l'Aulne 4th Road race, UCI World Championships 7th Paris–Roubaix 7th Tour of Flanders 8th Tour du Condroz
1973 (Team Molteni) 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Points classification 1st Combination classification 1st Prologue (TTT), Stages 1, 4, 8, 10 & 18 Held after Stages 6–18 1st Overall Vuelta a España 1st Points classification 1st Combination classification 1st Sprints classification 1st Prologue, Stages 6b (TTT), 8, 10, 15b (ITT), 16 & 17b (ITT) 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna 1st Stage 4a (ITT) 1st Overall Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Stage 1 1st Overall À travers Lausanne 1st Stages 1 & 2 (ITT) 1st Paris–Roubaix 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Gent–Wevelgem 1st Amstel Gold Race 1st Omloop Het Volk 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Paris–Brussels 1st Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen 1st Grand Prix des Nations 2nd Road race, National Championships 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 2nd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd Overall Paris–Nice 1st Stage 1 (ITT) 3rd Tour of Flanders 3rd GP Union Dortmund 3rd Critérium des As 4th Road race, UCI World Championships 4th Milano–Torino 6th Paris–Tours 9th Scheldeprijs
1974 (Team Molteni) 1st Road race, UCI World Championships 1st Overall Tour de France 1st Combination classification 1st Prologue, Stages 6b (TTT), 7, 9, 10, 15, 19b (ITT), 21a & 22 Held after Prologue Combativity award Overall 1st Overall Giro d'Italia 1st Stages 12 (ITT) & 21 1st Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 9b (ITT) 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stages 1a (ITT), 1b & 1c (ITT) 1st Trofeo Laigueglia 1st Grand Prix de Momignies 1st Critérium des As 2nd Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Points classification 1st Mountains classification 2nd Giro di Lombardia 2nd Gent–Wevelgem 2nd Rund um den Henninger Turm 3rd Overall Paris–Nice 1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 5 3rd Tour of Flanders 3rd Coppa Placci 3rd Trofeo Baracchi (with Roger De Vlaeminck) 4th Overall Giro di Sardegna 4th Overall Four Days of Dunkirk 4th Overall À travers Lausanne 5th Coppa Agostoni 6th Omloop Het Volk 6th Circuit de l'Aulne 9th GP Union Dortmund
1975 (Team Molteni) 1st Overall Giro di Sardegna 1st Stage 2 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Points classification 1st Stage 3b (ITT) 1st Overall Escalada a Montjuïc 1st Stages 1a & 1c (ITT) 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Tour of Flanders 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Amstel Gold Race 1st Circuit de l'Aulne 1st Druivenkoers Overijse 1st Sassari-Cagliari Tour de Romandie 1st Points classification 1st Stages 1 & 5b (ITT) 2nd Overall Tour de France 1st Stages 6 (ITT) & 9b (ITT) Held after Stages 6–14 Held after Stage 1a Combativity award Overall 2nd Overall Paris–Nice 1st Prologue & Stage 5 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse 1st Stage 8 2nd Overall À travers Lausanne 2nd Paris–Roubaix 2nd Züri–Metzgete 2nd Paris–Brussels 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie 3rd Road race, National Championships 3rd La Flèche Wallonne 3rd Grote Prijs Jef Scherens 4th Critérium des As 5th Coppa Agostoni 5th GP Union Dortmund 6th Giro di Lombardia 6th Gent–Wevelgem 6th Omloop Het Volk 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm 8th Road race, UCI World Championships 9th Paris–Tours 10th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
1976 (Team Molteni) 1st Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 1st Stages 1a (ITT) & 4b (ITT) 1st Milan–San Remo 1st Omloop Leiedal 1st Omloop van de Westhoek 1st Ronde van West-Vlaanderen 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 2 2nd Brabantse Pijl 2nd Herinneringsprijs Dokter Tistaert – Prijs Groot-Zottegem 2nd Critérium des As 3rd Overall Tour de Romandie 1st Prologue (TTT) 3rd Giro del Lazio 3rd Circuit de l'Aulne 4th La Flèche Wallonne 5th Road race, UCI World Championships 6th Paris–Roubaix 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 6th Tre Valli Varesine 7th Züri–Metzgete 7th Rund um den Henninger Turm 7th Grand Prix de Wallonie 8th Overall Giro d'Italia 8th Overall Giro di Sardegna 10th Gent–Wevelgem
1977 (Team Fiat) 1st Overall Tour Méditerranéen 1st Tour du Condroz 1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse 2nd Circuit de l'Aulne 2nd Grand Prix d'Isbergues 4th Züri–Metzgete 5th Overall Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme 5th Omloop Het Volk 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 7b (TTT) 6th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 7th Overall Tour de Romandie 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 8th La Flèche Wallonne 9th Amstel Gold Race 1978 5th Tour du Haut Var
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General classification results timeline