Eddy Merckx he appeared in public for the first time after undergoing surgery on March 27 to resolve an intestinal obstruction. The Cannibal was at the inauguration of a museum dedicated to Liège-Bastogne-Liègeat the foot of the Redoubt, in Aywaille. Visibly lost weight, but in fair condition, Merckx told the journalists present: “I’m fine.”
Cycling, Eddy Merckx underwent emergency intestinal surgery: “He’s fine now”
by Cosimo Cito
“Everything went well,” son Axel told RTL. “He still needs time to recover. We can’t forget that he will be 79 soon and that, at that age, things will be a little slower. He’s going out for the first time after the operation. He looks good, not he’s in pain. It’s good to see him back on his feet.” Merckx also made a prediction for Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday 21 April: “Between Van der Poel and Pogacar, I’ll choose the latter, he’s fresher.” could join Merckx in a truly unique statistic, that of winner of three Monument classics in the same season: only Merckx, three times, succeeded, in 1969 (Sanremo, Flanders, Liège), in 1971 (Sanremo, Liège, Lombardy) and in 1975 (Sanremo, Flanders, Liège).
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– 2024-04-21 23:41:27
