![Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk ( Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0YWED/jul-19-1971-eddy-merckxs-tour-de-france-race-finished-with-a-new-record-E0YWED.jpg)
Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx's Tour de France race finished with a new record performance that would win the last leg of the race to Versailles. Pictured here is Holland's Zoetemelk (
![Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx wins the Tour de France a third time. He is pictured here arriving at the Municipal Velodrome in Vincennes Stock Photo - Alamy Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx wins the Tour de France a third time. He is pictured here arriving at the Municipal Velodrome in Vincennes Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E0YWEE/jul-19-1971-eddy-merckx-wins-the-tour-de-france-a-third-time-he-is-E0YWEE.jpg)
Jul. 19, 1971 - Eddy Merckx wins the Tour de France a third time. He is pictured here arriving at the Municipal Velodrome in Vincennes Stock Photo - Alamy
![Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E4EN_yDWEAAJjMF.jpg)
Shutt Velo Rapide on Twitter: "Happy Birthday to Eddy Merckx! Winner of the Tour de France five times: in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1974. #eddymerckx #merckx #tdf #tourdefrance https://t.co/WCraus0ljL" / Twitter
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![Jul. 21, 1971 - The famous Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, who won the Tour de France three times, was received at Chateau de Laeken, along with his wife, by King Baudoin. Here, Jul. 21, 1971 - The famous Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, who won the Tour de France three times, was received at Chateau de Laeken, along with his wife, by King Baudoin. Here,](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/6290a571504d4837847245590629ac09/e0ywf0.jpg)