Who would it be more logical to place a bet on if one happened to watch the biggest cycling competitions like the Grand Tours, Tour de France, and World Championship, and the Monuments? Would somebody wager on the legends of this sport via Bet365 or FanDuel? The answer is simple. If we had all of the most prominent cyclists listed here in todayβs article, we would have no doubt about their success.
Eddy Merckx, Belgium
The first cycling legend comes from Belgium. Born in June 1945 with full name Edouard Joseph Baron Merckx, the athlete is usually referred to as Eddy Merckx. Known as βThe Cannibalβ his achievements extended across all the biggest races, and he;s appeared on the covers of countless cycling journals, including the French magazine βVeloβ, titling him as the βMost Accomplished Rider Cycling Has Ever Seenβ.
His cycling business is also not unheard of. The company βEddy Merckx Cyclesβ founded by the cyclist himself has been selling high end road bikes since 1980.
In a nutshell, Merckxβs professional path include five-time Tour de France champion titles, winning the Giro dβItalia five times and Vuelta a EspaΓ±a once, plus he was World Champion three times, and multiple victories at Paris-Roubaix, Milan-SanRemo, Liege Bastogne Liege, Paris-Nice, and more. His victories amount to the number of 19 in total.
Bernard Hinault, France
Another famous cyclist is Bernard Hinault. This French athlete has won all three grand tours, which puts him among the six other cyclists who have also did that. His victory in the 1985 Tour de France is a remarkable event for the French nation as he is the last cyclist from France do win it.
By and large, his accomplishments are quite numerous. Having more than 200 victories throughout his career span of 12 years, Hinault also came first in the Giro dβItalia three times and in the Vuelta a EspaΓ±a two times and was marked for his outstanding participation in the LiΓ©ge-Bastogne-LiΓ©ge Classic in 1980.
Jan Ullrich, Germany
To all the German cycling fans, Jan Ullrich is the name to remember. The German cyclist is his countryβs pride owing to his gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, victory at the 1997 Tour de France, in the HEW Cyclassics in 1997, and the Vuelta A EspaΓ±a title in 1999.
However, the German athlete was found guilty of doping in 2012 and was then out of his professional cycling career.
Fausto Coppi, Italy
The last noble cyclist on this list is Fausto Coppi from Italy. In the times of trouble caused by the Second World War, Coppi managed to set a world record at the Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan in 1942 until it was broken by Jacques Anquetil in 1956. At the age of 20, the Italian star won the first of five Giri dβItalia.Β His victories reached other prestigious competitions: the 3 x Milan-San Remo Classic, 5 x Giro di Lombardia, Paris-Roubaix, La FlΓ¨che Wallonne, World Championship in 1953, and Tour de France (1949 and 1952).Β His great rivalry with Gino Bartali reignited Italian national passion and pride after the Second World War.
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