Eddy Merckx

GPTKB entity

Statements (134)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cycling
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_Sportsman_of_the_Year
gptkb:Flandrien_of_the_Year
gptkb:UCI_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Velo_d'_Or
gptkb:Belgian_Sportsman_of_the_Year
gptkbp:birth_date 1945-06-17
June 17, 1945
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Meensel-Kiezegem,_Belgium
gptkbp:career_end gptkb:1978
gptkbp:career_start gptkb:1961
1961-1978
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:1969
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1971
gptkb:1972
gptkbp:crash_impact Injury to knee
gptkbp:crash_outcome Retirement from race
gptkbp:crash_significance Career-altering event
gptkbp:discipline road cycling
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride.”
“ The race is won by the rider who can suffer the most.”
“ I am a cyclist.”
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Eddy_Merckx
gptkbp:gent-wevelgem_wins gptkb:1
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction gptkb:UCI_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:has_achievements 4-time winner of Milan-San Remo
gptkbp:height 1.80 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eddy Merckx
gptkbp:influence Cycling culture
Training methods
Professional cycling standards
gptkbp:influenced modern cycling
gptkbp:inspiration many cyclists
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future cyclists
Iconic status in sports
greatest cyclist of all time
Greatest cyclist of all time
gptkbp:liège-bastogne-liège_wins gptkb:5
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tour_de_France
1975-07-27
gptkbp:medal gptkb:1964
gptkbp:milan-san_remo_wins gptkb:7
gptkbp:most_wins gptkb:5
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Belgian
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Cannibal
gptkbp:notable_achievement gptkb:World_Championships
Tour de France winner
Giro d' Italia winner
Most Giro d' Italia wins
Most Paris-Roubaix wins
Most Tour de France wins
gptkbp:notable_winner 4 stages
gptkbp:notable_wins gptkb:Giro_d'_Italia
gptkb:Liège-Bastogne-Liège
gptkb:Milan-San_Remo
gptkb:Paris-Roubaix
gptkb:Tour_of_Flanders
gptkb:Vuelta_a_España
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:Tour_de_France
gptkb:Milano-Sanremo
gptkbp:olympic_games gptkb:1964
gptkb:1968
gptkb:1972
gptkbp:paris-nice_wins gptkb:3
gptkbp:paris-roubaix_wins gptkb:3
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:N/_A
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:retirement gptkb:1978
gptkb:commentary
gptkb:Racing
cycling commentator
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1978
gptkbp:rival gptkb:Bernard_Hinault
gptkb:Gino_Bartali
gptkb:Jacques_Anquetil
gptkbp:sport cycling
gptkbp:style aggressive racing
gptkbp:team gptkb:Peugeot
gptkb:Faema
gptkb:Molteni
Bianchi
gptkbp:tour gptkb:1
gptkb:11
gptkb:1967
gptkb:1968
gptkb:1969
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1971
gptkb:1973
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1975
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1977
gptkb:5
gptkbp:tour_de_suisse_wins 2
gptkbp:tour_of_flanders_wins 2
gptkbp:tour_of_lombardy gptkb:1969
gptkb:1971
gptkb:1972
gptkb:1973
gptkb:1974
gptkb:1975
gptkb:1976
gptkb:1977
gptkb:1978
gptkbp:type_of_business gptkb:Merckx_bicycles
gptkbp:weight 75 kg
gptkbp:won gptkb:Milan-San_Remo_1966
gptkb:Milan-San_Remo_1967
gptkb:Milan-San_Remo_1971
gptkb:Milan-San_Remo_1972
gptkb:1969_Tour_de_France
gptkb:1970_Tour_de_France
gptkb:1971_Tour_de_France
gptkb:Paris-Roubaix_1969
gptkb:Paris-Roubaix_1970
gptkb:Paris-Roubaix_1972
gptkbp:world_hour_record gptkb:1972
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brussels
gptkb:The_1978_Tour
gptkb:The_1967_Tour
gptkb:The_1968_Tour
gptkb:The_1972_Tour
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:The_1976_Tour
gptkb:Racing
gptkb:National_Championships
gptkb:Tour_de_France
gptkb:Marco_Pantani
gptkb:The_1974_Tour
gptkb:World_Championships_in_Cycling
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4