Cycling: Eddy Merckx again operated on the hip after complications

Eddy Merckx, who had undergone hip surgery in December after a fall on a bicycle, was again operated on March 22 due to complications, he told the Flemish daily Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday.

The five-time winner of the 79-year-old Tour de France is unable to recover from a heavy fall several months ago during a cycling trip with friends.

Eddy Merckx, who had undergone hip surgery in December after a fall on a bicycle, was again operated on March 22 due to complications, he told the Flemish daily Het Nieuwsblad.

The state of health of Eddy Merckx has been making news in Belgium. Last December, the one known as the "Cannibale" was the victim of a heavy fall during a bike trip. Victim of a fracture of the pelvis, the five-time winner of the Tour de France (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1974) was operated in the wake. Yes, but here, the former Belgian rider was still suffering from pain several months after the operation. In the meantime, Merckx underwent a n…

Eddy Merckx's health problems are not over: last week the great Belgian champion underwent a new hip operation. The Cannibal had been operated on last December at AZ in Herentals for a hip replacement, necessary after......