List of career achievements by Eddy Merckx

List of career achievements by Eddy Merckx

Merckx after he won the 1975 Amstel Gold Race in the world champion's rainbow jersey.
Major wins
Road Grand Tours Tour de France General classification (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) Points classification (1969, 1971, 1972) Mountains classification (1969, 1970) Combination classification (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974) 34 individual stages (1969–1972, 1974, 1975) 6 TTT stages (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1977) Combativity award (1969, 1970, 1974, 1975) Giro d'Italia General classification (1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974) Points classification (1968, 1973) Mountains classification (1968) Combination classification (1972, 1973) 24 individual stages (1967–1970, 1972, 1973, 1974) 1 TTT stage (1973) Vuelta a España General classification (1973) Points classification (1973) Combination classification (1973) 6 individual stages (1973) 1 TTT stage (1973) Stage races Tour de Romandie (1968) Volta a Catalunya (1968) Paris–Nice (1969, 1970, 1971) Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré (1971) Tour de Suisse (1974) One-day races and Classics World Road Race Championships (1967, 1971, 1974) National Road Race Championships (1970) Milan–San Remo (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976) Paris–Roubaix (1968, 1970, 1973) Tour of Flanders (1969, 1975) Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975) Giro di Lombardia (1971, 1972) La Flèche Wallonne (1967, 1970, 1972) Gent–Wevelgem (1967, 1970, 1973) Omloop Het Volk (1971, 1973) Amstel Gold Race (1973, 1975) Other Super Prestige Pernod International (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975) Hour Record (1972) Track European Championships Madison (1970, 1977) Omnium (1975) National Championships Madison (1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1976)
Medal record Representing  Belgium Men's road bicycle racing World Championships 1964 Sallanches Amateur Road Race 1967 Heerlen Elite Road Race 1971 Mendrisio Elite Road Race 1974 Montréal Elite Road Race Men's track cycling European Championships 1970 Köln Madison 1975 Grenoble Omnium 1977 Kopenhagen Madison 1968 Gent Omnium 1970 Gent Omnium

Eddy Merckx is widely considered to be the greatest bicycle racer in history.^[1] His eleven Grand Tour victories are the most ever, and he also won a record of 28 classic cycle races, in addition to a prolific career as an amateur and on the track.^[2]

Source:^[3][4][5]

Source:^[3][5]

Grand Tour general classification results
Grand Tour	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	—	—	9	1	DNF	1	—	1	1	1	—	8	—	—
Tour de France	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	1	2	—	6	—
Major stage race general classification results
Major stage race	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
Paris–Nice	—	4	10	DNF	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	—	DNF	—
Tirreno–Adriatico	NH	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Tour of the Basque Country	Not held				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de Romandie	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	3	7	—
Critérium du Dauphiné	—	—	Not held		—	—	1	—	—	—	10	—	8	—
Volta a Catalunya	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tour de Suisse	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	12	—

	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
World Championships	29	12	1	8	DNF	29	1	4	4	1	8	5	33
National Championships	2	15	—	11	31	1	5	2	2	—	3	—	9

	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977
Vuelta a España	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	1	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE
Stages won	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Mountains classification	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
Points classification	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	DNE	DNE	9	1	DSQ	1	DNE	1	1	1	DNE	8	DNE
Stages won	—	—	2	3	4	3	—	4	6	2	—	0	—
Mountains classification	—	—	3	1	DSQ	4	—	2	2	2	—	7	—
Points classification	—	—	2	1	DSQ	3	—	2	1	4	—	2	—
Tour de France	DNE	DNE	DNE	DNE	1	1	1	1	DNE	1	2	DNE	6
Stages won	—	—	—	—	6	8	4	6	—	8	2	—	0
Mountains classification	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	—	2	2	—	11
Points classification	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	2	2	—	5

In his best year, Merckx won almost every other race he rode. Merckx won the equivalent of a race a week for six years.^[6] This table shows his strike rate of wins as a percentage of races undertaken.^[5]

Overall: 1808 races entered, 525 wins for a win rate of 29%.^[7]

1961–1964: Amateur results. 5 of the 74 races in 1965 were as amateur, of which 4 were won.

See Eddy Merckx records overview

• 17 Six-day races, of which 15 with Patrick Sercu.
• 3 European championships (Omnium: 1975 Madison: 1969, 1977)
• 8 Belgian Madison championships with Patrick Sercu: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1975 & 1976