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Grand Prix Eddy Merckx

Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Date Late-August
Region Brussels, Belgium
English name Grand Prix Eddy Merckx
Local name(s) Grand Prix Eddy Merckx (French)
Discipline Road race
Type Individual Time Trial
Team Time Trial
First edition 1980 (1980)
Editions 25
Final edition 2004
First winner Norway Knut Knudsen
Most wins Norway Knut Knudsen
Belgium Eric Vanderaerden
United Kingdom Chris Boardman
Spain Abraham Olano
Belgium Marc Wauters
Netherlands Erik Dekker
(2 wins)
Final winner Netherlands Thomas Dekker
Netherlands Koen de Kort

Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around Brussels, where Eddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the UCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially an individual time trial, becoming a Team time trial of two riders in 1998.


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