Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (maarufu kama Eddy Merckx, kwa jina la utani "The Cannibal"; alizaliwa Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, 17 Juni 1945) ni mwendeshabaiskeli mstaafu wa Ubelgiji ambaye anachukuliwa kuwa bingwa bora zaidi katika historia ya mchezo huo. Alitawala mashindano ya baiskeli duniani kuanzia katikati ya miaka ya 1960 hadi katikati ya miaka ya 1970.
Mafanikio makuu
Jumla ya Ushindi: Alishinda jumla ya mbio 525 za kitaalamu katika kazi yake, kiasi kinachobaki hadi leo kuwa rekodi ya dunia katika mchezo wa baiskeli.
Ushindi wa Grand Tours (Nafasi ya Kwanza Mara 11)
Tour de France (Mara 5): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, na 1974.
Giro d'Italia (Mara 5): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, na 1974.
Vuelta a España (Mara 1): 1973.
Ushindi wa Hatua za Mbio hizo
Alishinda hatua 34 katika Tour de France na hatua 24 katika Giro d'Italia.
Bingwa wa Dunia (UCI Road World Championship)
Alishinda Ubingwa wa Dunia wa Mbio za Barabarani mara 3 kama mchezaji wa kulipwa (1967, 1971, 1974) na mara 1 kama mchezaji wa amatuer (1964).
Ushindi wa Mbio za Siku Moja (Monument Classics)
Alishinda mbio kubwa 19 za siku moja ("Monuments"), zikiwemo:
Milano–Sanremo (mara 7)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège (mara 5)
Paris–Roubaix (mara 3)
Tour of Flanders (mara 2)
Giro di Lombardia (mara 2)
Rekodi ya Saa Moja
Mnamo mwaka 1972, aliweka rekodi ya dunia ya kuendesha kilomita 49.431 ndani ya saa moja huko Mexico City, rekodi iliyodumu kwa miaka 12.
Triple Crown of Cycling
Mnamo 1974, alikuwa mwendeshabaiskeli wa kwanza katika historia kushinda Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, na Ubingwa wa Dunia katika msimu mmoja.
Marejeo
Kwa Kiingereza
- The Champion Eddy Merckx by Claude le Boul in 1987, Ludion, 71 p. (Collected paintings; English, Dutch, French)
- Eddy Merckx: The Greatest Cyclist of the 20th Century by Rik Vanwalleghem and Steven Hawkins in 1996, VeloPress, 216 p. (English) ISBN 9781884737725
- Thorne, Brian; Lambers, Elke (1998). Person-Centred Therapy: A European Perspective. SAGE. ISBN 978-0-7619-5155-1.
- Liggett, Phil; Raia, James; Lewis, Sammarye (27 Mei 2005). Tour de France For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-7645-8449-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - Foot, John (3 Mei 2011). Pedalare! Pedalare!. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4088-1755-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill (9 Septemba 2011). Historical Dictionary of Cycling. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7369-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - Friebe, Daniel (2012). Eddy Merckx: The Cannibal. Ebury Press. ISBN 978-0-09-194314-1.
- Eddy Merckx 525 by Frederik Backelandt & Karl Vannieuwkerke in 2012, Kannibaal, 224 p. (English, Dutch) ISBN 9781934030899
- Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2.
- Fotheringham, William (2012). Merckx: Half Man, Half Bike. Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 978-0-224-09195-4.
- Fotheringham, William (1 Aprili 2013). Half Man, Half Bike: The Life of Eddy Merckx, Cycling's Greatest Champion. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 978-1-61374-729-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - Moore, Richard; Benson, Daniel (2013). The racing bicycle: design, function, speed. Foreword by Robert Penn. New York: Universe. ISBN 9780789324658.
- Merckx 69: Celebrating the World's Greatest Cyclist in his Finest Year by Tonny Strouken and Jan Maes in 2015, Bloomsbury Publishing 180 p. (English, Dutch, French) ISBN 9781472910646
- The Dream of Eddy Merckx by Freddy Merckx in 2019, Sportliteratuur Uitgeverij, 56 p. (English, Dutch, French) ISBN 9781513646121
- De Rivals of Merckx by Filip Osselaer in 2019, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, 208 p. (English, Dutch, French) ISBN 9789089319852
- 1969 – The Year of Eddy Merckx by Johny Vansevenant in 2019, Lannoo, 432 p. (English, Dutch, French) ISBN 9789401462860
Kwa lugha nyingine
- Eddy Merckx by Louis Clicteur & Lucien Berghmans in 1967, 164 p. (Dutch)
- Mijn Wegjournaal by Louis Clicteur in 1971, 176 p. (Dutch)
- Eddy Merckx Story by Jan Cornand in 1978, 111 p. (Dutch)
- Eddy Merckx – Mijn Levensverhaal by Robert Janssens in 1989, 208 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789028914650
- Eddy Merckx – De Mens achter de Kannibaal by Rik Vanwalleghem in 1993, 216 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 9789073322059
- Spraakmakende biografie van Eddy Merckx by Philippe Brunel in 2005, 192 p. (Dutch)
- De Mannen achter Merckx: het Verhaal van Faema en Molteni by Patrick Cornillie and Johny Vansevenant in 2006, 304 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 90-77562-28-1
- Fietspassie/La Passion du Vélo by Toon Claes and Eddy Merckx in 2008, 196 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 9789086792047
- De Zomer van '69, hoe Merckx won van Armstrong by Patrick Cornillie in 2009, 343 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789086792023
- Merckxissimo by Karl Vannieuwkerke & Stephan Vanfleteren in 2009, 144 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 978 90 8138 940 2
- Eddy Merckx en Ik – Herinneringen aan de Kannibaal by Stefaan Van Laere in 2010, 184 p. (Dutch)
- Eddy Merckx – Getuigenissen van Jan Wauters by Jan Wauters in 2010, 176 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789089311450
- Mannen tegen Merckx – van Van Looy tot Maertens by Johny Vansevenant in 2012 (Dutch) ISBN 9789491376214
- Eddy Merckx – Een leven by Daniel Friebe in 2013, 272 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789401404471
- Eddy Merckx – De biografie by Johny Vansevenant in 2015, 400 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 9789492081513
- Eddy! Eddy! Eddy! De Tour in België by Geert de Vriese in 2019, 256 p. (Dutch) ISBN 9789089247308
- 50 jaar Merckx – Jubileum van een Tourlegende by Tonny Strouken in 2020, 140 p. (Dutch, French) ISBN 9789059247314
- L'Irrésistible Ascension d'un Jeune Champion by Pierre Thonon in 1968, 170 p. (French)
- Merckx ou la Rage de Vaincre by Léon Zitrone in 1969, 208 p. (French) ASIN B0061R9A8O
- Qui êtes-vous Eddy Merckx? by Marc Jeuniau in 1969, 112 p. (French) ASIN B008AWK3MK
- Du Maillot Arc en Ciel au Maillot Jaune by Pierre Thonon in 1970, 167 p. (French)
- Le Phénomène Eddy Merckx et ses Rivaux by François Terbeen in 1971, 185 p. (French) ASIN B003WRURD8
- Face à Face avec Eddy Merckx by Marc Jeuniau in 1971, 111 p. (French)
- Mes Carnets de Route en 1971 by Marc Jeuniau in 1971, 159 p. (French)
- Plus d'un Tour dans Mon Sac: Mes Carnets de Route 1972 by Marc Jeuniau in 1972, 158 p. (French)
- Eddy Merckx cet Inconnu by Roger Bastide in 1972, 124 p. (French)
- Les Exploits Fabuleux d'Eddy Merckx by Yves Duval and Christian Lippens in 1973, 48 p. (Comic book in French)
- Mes 50 Victoires en 1973: Mes carnets de route 1973 by René Jacobs in 1973, 159 p. (French)
- Merckx / Ocana: Duel au Sommet by François Terbeen in 1974, 217 p. (French)
- Coureur Cycliste: Un Homme et son Métier by Eddy Merckx and Pierre Chany in 1974, 248 p. (French) ISBN 9782221231975
- Ma Chasse aux Maillots Rose, Jaune, Arc-en-Ciel: Mes Carnets de route 1974 by Eddy Merckx, Marc Jeuniau, Pierre Depré in 1974, 158 p. (French) ASIN B0014MKH4C
- Le Livre d'Or de Eddy Merckx by Georges Pagnoud in 1976, 111 p. (French) ISBN 978-2263000218
- Eddy Merckx l'Homme du Défi by Marc Jeuniau in 1977, 220 p. (French) ISBN 2801600911
- La Roue de la Fortune, du Champion à l'Homme d'Affaires by Joël Godaert in 1989, 208 p. (French) ISBN 2 7130 1006 3
- Eddy Merckx, l'Épopée by Théo Mathy in 1999, 159 p. (French) ISBN 9782507000455
- Merckx Intime by Philippe Brunel in 2002, 159 p. (French) ISBN 9782702132289
- Eddy Merckx, Ma Véritable Histoire by Stéphane Thirion in 2006, 200 p. (French) ISBN 9782930359595
- Eddy Merckx, les Tours de France d'un Champion Unique by Théo Mathy in 2008, 200 p. (French) ISBN 9782507000455
- Tour 75: Le Rêve du Cannibale by Laurent Watiez in 2010, 103 p. (French) ISBN 9782916655208
- Dans l'Ombre d'Eddy Merckx – Les Hommes qui ont Couru contre le Cannibale by Johny Vansevenant in 2012, 384 p. (French) ISBN 9782507050849
- Cazeneuve, Thierry; Chany, Pierre (2011). La fabuleuse histoire du Tour de France [The Story of the Tour de France] (kwa Kifaransa) (tol. la Nouv. éd.). Paris: La Martinière. ISBN 9782732447926.
- Coup de Foudre dans l'Aubisque: Eddy Merckx dans la Légende by Bertrand Lucq in 2015, 136 p. (French) ISBN 2758800454
- Eddy: Ma Saison des Classiques en Version 1973 by François Paoletti in 2015, 212 p. (French) ISBN 9782940585038
- Eddy Merckx, c’est Beaucoup plus qu’Eddy Merckx by Christophe Penot in 2015, 48 p. (French) ISBN 9782844211262
- Sur les Traces d'Eddy Merckx by Jean-Louis Lahaye and ean-Louis Lahaye in 2016, 250 p. (French) ISBN 9782507053420
- La Fabuleuse Carrière d'Eddy Merckx en un Survol by Michel Crepel in 2016, 202 p. (French) ISBN 9782334149334
- Eddy Été 69 by Jean-Paul Vespini in 2019, 191 p. (French) ISBN 9782970132912
- On m'Appelait le Cannibale by Stéphane Thirion in 2019, 255 p. (French) ISBN 9782875573919
- Eddy Merckx: Analyse d'une Légende by Jean Cléder in 2019, 224 p. (French) ISBN 9782372541183
- Merckx-Ocana: Le Bel Ete 1971 by Pascal Sergent in 2021, 153 p. (French) ISBN 9782490997046
- E non Chiamatemi (più) Cannibale. Vita e Imprese di Eddy Merckx by Angelo De Lorenzi in 2003, 153 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788888551210
- Il Sessantotto a Pedali. Al Giro con Eddy Merckx by Francesco Ricci in 2008, 151 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788860410825
- Fausto Coppi Eddy Merckx. Due campionissimi a confronto by Luciano Boccaccini in 2011, 112 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788875494353
- Chiedimi chi Era Merckx. Le Stagioni di Eddy dall'Esordio al Congedo by Porreca G. Paolo in 2013, 237 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788867760206
- Merckx, il Figlio del Tuono (Merckx, the Son of Thunder) by Claudio Gregori in 2016, 570 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788898876587
- Gimondi & Merckx. La Sfida by Giorgio Martino in 2019, 159 p. (Italian) ISBN 9788898970469
- Eddy Merckx by Helmer Boelsen in 1973, 128 p. (German) ISBN 9783767900134
- Die Nacht, in der Ich Eddy Merckx Bezwang by Marc Locatelli in 2019, 48 p. (German) ISBN 9783037311936
