![Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4EN_yDWEAAJjMF.jpg)
Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter
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vintage bike shop on Twitter: "Luis Ocana and Eddy Merckx, Tour de France 1971 https://t.co/IGjco4kPIF" / Twitter
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![Vintage Tour de France "Eddy Merckx Dominates" (c.1971) Cycling Print - Presse 'e Sports – Sports Poster Warehouse Vintage Tour de France "Eddy Merckx Dominates" (c.1971) Cycling Print - Presse 'e Sports – Sports Poster Warehouse](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2028/5101/products/merckxdominatesbp-1_large.jpg?v=1496263069)
Vintage Tour de France "Eddy Merckx Dominates" (c.1971) Cycling Print - Presse 'e Sports – Sports Poster Warehouse
![Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk ( Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0YWED/jul-19-1971-eddy-merckxs-tour-de-france-race-finished-with-a-new-record-E0YWED.jpg)
Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk (
![Jul. 22, 1971 - The three-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx visited King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola with his wife at Chateau de Laeken. He is pictured here offering the King Jul. 22, 1971 - The three-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx visited King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola with his wife at Chateau de Laeken. He is pictured here offering the King](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0YWF7/jul-22-1971-the-three-time-tour-de-france-champion-eddy-merckx-visited-E0YWF7.jpg)