How tall is Eddy Merckx?
Eddy Merckx's listed height is 182 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 88% of men in Belgium.
Where 182 cm sits among men in Belgium
Taller than about 88% of men in Belgium born in 1945 (average 173.6 cm).
About Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist, born on 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant. He grew up in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, where his parents ran a grocery store. He played several sports but found his true passion in cycling, getting his first bicycle at the age of three or four and competing in his first race in 1961.
After winning 80 races as an amateur, Merckx turned professional on 29 April 1965. His first major victory came in the Milan to San Remo a year later. He won an unequalled eleven Grand Tours, five Tours de France, five Giros d'Italia and a Vuelta a España, along with all five Monuments, three World Championships and the hour record, which he broke in October 1972. He is the only rider to have won all five Monuments at least twice. He achieved 525 victories over his eighteen-year career and acquired the nickname the Cannibal.
Merckx is listed at 182 cm (6'0"). Four times between 1970 and 1974 he completed a Grand Tour double, and his final double also coincided with winning the elite men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships.
Frequently asked
How tall is Eddy Merckx in feet and inches? Eddy Merckx is 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.
Is Eddy Merckx tall for men in Belgium? At 182 cm he is taller than about 88% of men in Belgium born in 1945, whose average height is 173.6 cm.
Sources
- Eddy Merckx on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Eddy Merckx on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.
- Eddy Merckx on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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