BELGIUM ~ Eddy Merckx - Road and track bicycle racer ~

... Great postcard nr2... cycle racing is one of the most popular sports in my country... the greatest cycle races take place here, especially in road bicycle racing ... view of Eddy Merckx nicknamed "the Cannibal" in the yellow jersey in the Tour de France... the Belgian obsession with cycling may have begun with him... having won the Tour de Fance five times, Merckx was one of the best racers ever in Belgium or anywhere else... with beautiful stamp of a sheet of 10 depecting all our Tour de France winners... love the special postmark too♥... Big Thanks Johan ❀◕ ‿ ◕❀ ➞ Johan postcards

Édouard Louis Joseph, baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer.

 During his career from 1965 to 1978, the Belgian won 525 races. He is still the joint record holder for the number of Tour de France overall victories (five). He has undisputedly won the most Tour de France stages (34), the most Grand Tours (11) and the most Grand Tour stages (64).

He has won the most Monuments (19) including seven victories at Milan-San Remo. He broke the Hour Record. He was the first rider to achieve the Triple Crown of Cycling — victory in the Tour, Giro d’Italia and World Championships in one season — and only one other rider, Stephen Roche, has done so since.

Stamp:

The 10 Belgian Tour winners - Lucien van Impe
(Issued 12-06-2017)