Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx known As Eddy Merckx

Personal Information
Full Name	Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx
Nick Name	‎The Cannibal
Birth Place	Meensel-Kiezegem Belgium
Date of Birth	June  17 1945
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Profession	Player
Net Worth	US$20 Million

Family Information
Family Name / Cast	Merckx
Father Name	Jules Merckx
Mother Name	Jenny Merckx
Brother Name	Not any
Sister Name	Not any
Husband or Wife Name	Claudine Acou
Children Name	Axel Merckx, Sabrina Merckx

Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx known As Eddy Merckx is A Belgian Former Professional Road and Track Bicycle Racer Net Worth Profile Biography

Eddy Merckx was born Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx on 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium, to Jennie Pittomvils and Jules Merckx, at Brabant, in Belgium. When Eddy was a year old his family moved to Brussels in Belgium. Eddy Merckx has a younger brother Michel and younger sister Micheline. Eddy Merckx is known to have had an active childhood and he was involved in a variety of sports like boxing, football and so on. He began cycling at the age of three or four and procured his first racing license in the year 1961. He began focusing on cycling rather than attending school; eventually dropping out of school to pursue his passion of cycling.Eddy Merckx married Claudine Acou, daughter of the trainer of the national amateur team, on 5 December 1967.The couple had a girl named Sabrina on 14 February 1970 and a boy named Axel Merckx on 8 August 1972. Axel grew up to become a professional cyclist.

• Eddy Merckx has dominated the sport for over ten years and was rightly referred to as ‘The Cannibal’ and ‘Cycling God’.
• Eddy Merckx has to his credit 5 Tours De France, 5 Giro d’Italias, 3 World Championships, and 7 Milan–San Remos among his major victories.
• He has a total of 525 victories, which is unequaled record. He has also the credit of breaking the World Hour Record with an unparalleled record distance of 49.431 km.

Physical Measurements
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black and pepper
Height	Feet: 6′ 1″ || Centimeters: 185 CM
Weight	Kilograms: 74 kg || Pounds: 163 Pounds
Chest Size	Unknown
Shoe Size	Unknown
Body Measurements	Unknown

Favorite Thins & General Information
Favorite Color	White
Hobbies	Cycling, Books Reading

“All I got from van Looy and his cronies was ridicule, not one piece of help or advice. They were very unfair, I was still just a naïve young boy really. With Peugeot, and especially with Tom [Simpson], it was completely different,”