Eddy Merckx, 79, fell during his cycling run and was rushed to the hospital.
The most successful road cyclist of all time Eddy Merckx will undergo surgery after breaking his hip in a cycling accident on Monday. Belgian Merckx, 79, fell while cycling in Mechelen and was rushed to hospital.
According to Merckx’s family, the great cyclist was in pain after his fall.
– It was a stupid accident. Fortunately, he was not alone because he was in a lot of pain, Merckx’s wife Claudine told Het Nieuwsblad.
– He needs a new artificial joint, Merckx’s sister said on the VRT channel.
Merckx, who has won the Tour de France and the Tour of Italy five times in his career, also crashed his bike violently in the fall of 2019. At that time, he had to be hospitalized for several days.