Merckx Monument in Brussels Vandalised

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The municipality, which was confronted with the vandalism during the course of the morning, will analyze camera footage and wants to restore the monument as soon as possible.

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This Wednesday, May 6, the stele in tribute to Eddy Merckx, located in the Brussels municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre where the Belgian cyclist grew up, was vandalized

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"On Wednesday morning, residents were astonished to find the monument to Eddy Merckx, located on the Place des Bouvreuils, vandalized," wrote outraged Mayor Benoit Cerexhe. "Who could want to attack an athlete, a symbol of our country? Nothing justifies such an act," he added, noting that he would file a complaint against the unidentified perpetrator. Surveillance footage will be analyzed, and renovation is being considered to restore the monume…

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A monument honoring Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merckx in the municipality of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe was vandalized on Wednesday. The head of the five-time Tour de France winner was ripped from the statue. Local residents were distraught and the mayor reacted with shock, according to reports by VRT and news agency Belga, among others.

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On Wednesday morning, local residents discovered with dismay that the monument honoring Eddy Merckx on Bouvreuilsplein in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe had been vandalized. The head of the artwork was torn off.