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Eddy Merckx

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Eddy Merckx

Belgian cycling champion with five Tour de France wins

3 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Eddy Merckx 272 km road cycling race

Eddy Merckx's recorded 272 km road cycling race is 7:28:43. Performance date: 1973-04-15. Age at the time: 27. This was a competition result. The source at bikeraceinfo.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

1973 Paris–Roubaix · Race winner; solo for the final 44 km

Source quote and limits
“Eddy Merckx (Molteni) 7hr 28min 43sec”

1973 Paris - Roubaix complete results

The historical race page states the date, a 272 km course and his absolute winning time. Distance is retained at the precision given by this source; some other result archives give 272.5 km. This is a cobbled road race, distinct from the existing hour-record track attempt. Group riding and the course affect comparison.

  1. 1973

    • 272 km road cycling race7:28:43

      CompetitionRace winner; solo for the final 44 km

      News report, bikeraceinfo.com1973-04-15 · age 27medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “Eddy Merckx (Molteni) 7hr 28min 43sec”

      1973 Paris - Roubaix complete results1973 Paris–Roubaix

Eddy Merckx Cycling hour record: 49.431 km in 60 minutes

Eddy Merckx's recorded Cycling hour record: 49.431 km in 60 minutes is 1:00:00. Performance date: 1972-10-25. Age at the time: 27. This was a competition result. The source at cyclingnews.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

World hour record attempt, Mexico City · Solo track cycling; Mexico City velodrome

Source quote and limits
“Eddy Merckx (Mexico City) October 25, 1972 49.431”

Voigt breaks world hour record

The same results-table row gives 49.431 km in its result column. The distance is kept in the exercise name. The event duration is one hour. This is a retrospective Cyclingnews record table. Venue altitude and historical equipment affect comparison.

  1. 1972

    • Cycling hour record: 49.431 km in 60 minutes1:00:00

      CompetitionSolo track cycling; Mexico City velodrome

      News report, cyclingnews.com1972-10-25 · age 27medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “Eddy Merckx (Mexico City) October 25, 1972 49.431”

      Voigt breaks world hour recordWorld hour record attempt, Mexico City

Eddy Merckx 16.3 km road cycling individual time trial

Eddy Merckx's recorded 16.3 km road cycling individual time trial is 22:57. Performance date: 1971-07-11. Age at the time: 26. This was a competition result. The source at bikeraceinfo.com gives this mark. Source type: news report. Confidence is medium.

1971 Tour de France, stage 13, Albi individual time trial · Tour de France stage winner

Source quote and limits
“Stage 13: Sunday, July 11, Albi 16.3 km Individual Time Trial. Eddy Merckx: 22min 57sec”

1971 Tour de France by BikeRaceInfo

22 min 57 s = 1,377 s. One record for the road time trial discipline (Tour stage win). Other Tour time trial win: 1969 Tour de France stage 8A, Divonne-les-Bains, 8.8 km, 1969-07-06, 10 min 38 s (https://bikeraceinfo.com/tdf/tdf1969.html). Found through a Gemini Deep Research report (batch of 2026-10-30).

  1. 1971

    • 16.3 km road cycling individual time trial22:57

      CompetitionTour de France stage winner

      News report, bikeraceinfo.com1971-07-11 · age 26medium confidence

      Quote and details
      “Stage 13: Sunday, July 11, Albi 16.3 km Individual Time Trial. Eddy Merckx: 22min 57sec”

      1971 Tour de France by BikeRaceInfo1971 Tour de France, stage 13, Albi individual time trial

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