1973 Giro d'Italia
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The 1973 Giro d'Italia was the 56th running of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in Verviers, Belgium, on 18 May, with a 5.2 km prologue and concluded with a 197 km mass-start stage,
The Passo di Giau was the Cima Coppi for the 1973 running of the Giro d'Italia.
Eddy Merckx
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Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequ
1973 Giro d'Italia
…concluded with a 197 km (122 mi) mass-start stage, on 9 June. A total of 140 riders from fourteen teams entered the 20-stage race, that was won by Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team. The second and third places were taken by Italians Felice Gimondi and Giovanni Battaglin, respectively. In addition to the general…
Eddy Merckx in 1971
Merckx finished in twelfth position in the men's road race at the 1966 UCI Road World Championships
At the 1967 Giro d'Italia Merckx won his first Grand Tour stages on the way to finishing ninth overall
The Velodrome Eddy Merckx at Mourenx was named in honor of Merckx in 1999 due to his efforts during the seventeenth stage at the 1969 Tour de France