T-Bob Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 http://www.pedalconsumption.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/eddy-merckx-art-prints2.jpg
T-Bob Posted June 17, 2015 Author Posted June 17, 2015 Eddy putting the hammer down in the forest... Jeez, look at the state of the cobble on the right!
tombeej Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 In 1968 Eddy was just 24 years old, so his team decided he should race the Giro and not the TDF that year - to gain some grand tour experience. He won the 2nd stage after he attacked with 1 km to go. Then the mountainous 12th stage: by the time Merckx had reached the penultimate climb, there was a 6-man group at the front of the race with a 9 min advantage. Merckx attacked the breakaway group and was able to get a sizable gap before he stopped to change his wheel in order to slow down due to orders from his team manager. Then Merckx got back on his bike, caught the leading breakaway and rode past it to the finish, where he won the stage and took the race lead. The young Merckx would go on to win that Giro (his first grand tour), along with the points classification and mountains classification.
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