To witness the magnificence of Merckx's athleticism go to 50:18 where he is time trialing in the 72 tour. He looks like a superfit cheetah or gazelle. You can see from the thickness of his leg muscles he had an uncommon power to weight ratio that allowed him to dominate both sprinting, climbing and when powering big gears at high speed out over the flats in time trials and breakaways. He was a combination of great natural gift, dedication and determination, and had supportive parents early on.
i m 57 years old , so i may say that i have seen the victory s of Merckx , but i wasn t a fan .
he won a lot of big races , but when he lose , it was allways somebody s fault .All the great ones before and after him , gave some little victory to servants .he want it all , in some classical races , he loses .He has a great record but when he wasn t so arrogant the end hasn t come in 75 in the tour .He could not accept that other riders win , allways him and not another
Neat ... at 44 minutes or so in ... they talk about Cyril Guimar (sp?) who had the green jersey ... This was the man who later went on to coach Hinault and Fignon in the 80s. Interesting how great cyclists beget other great cyclists.
Today I learned you can use the word "Progidy"? and still get an MBE. *shakes head @ 1min mark.
TheSinik 1 day ago
Fantastic vid here. The man is timeless.
HanzSygnal 1 day ago
To witness the magnificence of Merckx's athleticism go to 50:18 where he is time trialing in the 72 tour. He looks like a superfit cheetah or gazelle. You can see from the thickness of his leg muscles he had an uncommon power to weight ratio that allowed him to dominate both sprinting, climbing and when powering big gears at high speed out over the flats in time trials and breakaways. He was a combination of great natural gift, dedication and determination, and had supportive parents early on.
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i m 57 years old , so i may say that i have seen the victory s of Merckx , but i wasn t a fan .
he won a lot of big races , but when he lose , it was allways somebody s fault .All the great ones before and after him , gave some little victory to servants .he want it all , in some classical races , he loses .He has a great record but when he wasn t so arrogant the end hasn t come in 75 in the tour .He could not accept that other riders win , allways him and not another
walter4092 2 months ago
The spectator that punched Merckx around 1:12:25 should have been cut into pieces with a chainsaw while alive. What a total waste of skin.
nightowl8936 5 months ago
Neat ... at 44 minutes or so in ... they talk about Cyril Guimar (sp?) who had the green jersey ... This was the man who later went on to coach Hinault and Fignon in the 80s. Interesting how great cyclists beget other great cyclists.
nightowl8936 5 months ago
@nightowl8936 cyrille guimard -- yup
mplayer98 5 months ago
@nightowl8936 The same Guimard who brought a young Greg Lemond to France...
djsilvano 3 weeks ago
@nightowl8936 He also coached LeMond too. Helped him with his saddle height, gaining him more power in the process. Great insight as a coach.
jonnyspa27 6 hours ago
Joaquim Agostinho with the best!
CT2JZR 6 months ago
Holy raging hobbit boners, this is some crazy shit! Merckx, sideburns & Phil Liggett!
falcosimon 6 months ago 4
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falcosimon 6 months ago
Merci bien! À vous et à lui. À lui que j'ai accompagné à la radio, loin des télés.
7elmig 7 months ago
Belgium <3
eemmiivveerroo 7 months ago
The best of the best!!! Greatest cycling champ ever!!!
dude53413 7 months ago
much appreciated!
nippelfrost 8 months ago