Cycling is a sport of the people. How many people in the world have never been on a bike? Not many. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Cycling always receives a bad name. It's always cycling that's attacked and other sports are never attacked. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I've never been that bothered by numbers; the history of cycling evolves and follows its own course. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Fear never left me during the tour - the fear of a spill, fear for accidents, for mishaps, for the unexpected which… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I won 34 in my career and I never thought that the record would last, that I'd be the person with the… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I earned more than other riders, but even in my best year I never grossed more than about $300,000. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
You need talent as a rider and I think I had that in my genes. But I think I also had a talent for… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Absolutely, in stage races, Froome is better than Eddy Merckx. Maybe he can win five, six Tours de France, but my focus wasn't only… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I didn't win any bunch sprints. But I won in solo breakaways, I won time-trials, I won in the mountains. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I always had and I still have that special desire in me to be the best. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I'm not saying that every time I race I go to the very limit of my strength. But when the opportunity appears I consider… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
I can tell you I preferred my era. Yes, they make much more money now but I preferred my cycling. The passion for racing.… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Doping has to be fought, cheats must be unmasked, abuse should be punished but all this should remain human. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
It's difficult for him, carrying the name. But Axel is doing what he likes to do, and for me, if Axel's happy, I'm also… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Cycling is a good school for life. It makes you hard and gives you ambition, but you can never say you've arrived. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
The most important thing is that you're the best of your generation and I can say that I was. — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's strange being me. I travel the world meeting people, I'm surrounded with friends and my life is full, but all the time… — Eddy Merckx Copy Share Image
