‘I hope to be able to ride a bike again someday’ – Eddy Merckx refuses to give up cycling despite third hip replacement

Eddy Merckx hopes to soon ride outdoors again, a year after fracturing his hip in a fall and undergoing surgery several times.

The Belgian is considered the greatest cyclist of all time due to his 525 career victories and dominance in the late sixties and early seventies. He was nicknamed the Cannibal, with only Tadej Pogačar able to match his level of dominance and success.