Eddy Merckx, the most successful rider in the sport of cycling, suffered a fractured hip in a fall from his bike on Monday, according to Belgian media reports.The 79-year-old winner of 11 Grand Tours, was cycling with a group when the incident happened near Hombeek, Mechelen. The Belgian retired in 1978,

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Former champion Merckx fractures hip in bike crash

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx suffers a fractured hip in a fall from his bike on Monday, according to Belgian media reports.

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Eddy Merckx crash: Cycling legend to undergo surgery after suffering a fractured hip

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Cycling great Eddy Merckx to undergo surgery after bike crash

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Cycling legend Eddy Merckx, 79, has broken a hip after suffering a crash on his bicycle.

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Tour de France great Merckx breaks hip in bike crash

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has had hip surgery following a fall on a training ride. The 79-year-old Belgian fell during a trip to Hombeek near Mechelen on Monday and suffered a femoral neck fracture. Merckx was fitted with a hip replacement, the hospital in Herentals said. The most successful cyclist in history must expect a recovery period of several months. MerckX was already the second prominent patient at the clinic in Herentals within a few…

Radsport-Legende Eddy Merckx ist nach einem Sturz auf einer Trainingsfahrt an der Hüfte operiert worden. Der 79-jährige Belgier war am Montag bei einem Ausflug in Hombeek bei Mechelen zu Fall gekommen und hatte dabei einen Oberschenkelhalsbruch erlitten. Merckx wurde ein Hüftersatz eingesetzt, teilte das Krankenhaus in Herentals mit. Der erfolgreichste Radsportler der Geschichte muss mit einer Genesungszeit von mehreren Monaten rechnen.Merckx wa…

Rad-Legende Merckx nach Sturz an Hüfte operiert

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Cycling legend Merckx undergoes hip surgery after falling

During a bike ride near his home in Mechelen in Belgium, the legend Eddy Merckx fell heavily. With his hip fractured, the Belgian will be operated on urgently.

Lors d’une sortie à vélo près de chez lui à Malines en Belgique, la légende Eddy Merckx a lourdement chuté. La hanche fracturée, le Belge va être opéré en urgence.

Cyclisme : la légende Eddy Merckx va être opérée de la hanche après une grave chute à vélo

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Cycling: the legend Eddy Merckx will have hip surgery after a serious fall while cycling

The Belgian legend fell on Monday during a bike ride and will have to have hip surgery. His loved ones give reassuring news and assure that the former champion is doing well.

La légende belge est tombée ce lundi lors d’une sortie à vélo et va devoir se faire opérer de la hanche. Ses proches donnent des nouvelles rassurantes et assurent que l’ancien champion va bien.

Cyclisme : Eddy Merckx, victime d’une fracture après une chute à vélo, va se faire opérer de la hanche

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Cycling: Eddy Merckx, victim of a fracture after a fall while cycling, will have hip surgery

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Eddy Merckx (79) successfully received an artificial hip on Tuesday morning after a fall from his bike on Monday. The five-time Tour winner responded briefly from his hospital bed: "I was very lucky. But I do have pain, damn it."

Eddy Merckx (79) heeft dinsdagochtend met succes een kunstheup gekregen na een val met de fiets op maandag. De vijfvoudige Tourwinnaar reageert kort vanuit zijn ziekenhuisbed: “Ik heb veel geluk gehad. Maar ik heb wel pijn, verdikke.”

Eddy Merckx reageert vanuit ziekenhuisbed na val met fiets op spooroverweg: “Gelukkig kwam er geen trein aan”

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