I've reached 1969 in this books. Merckx phenomenal season.
Probably the greatest year for one single rider in the history of cycling
TDF [COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]1969 (Overall winner + 6 stages + Points winner + KOM winner + Combination winner+ Best young rider).[/COLOR]
[COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]Milan San Remo winner, Tour of Flanders winner, Liege Bastogne Liege winner, Paris Nice winner.[/COLOR]
[COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]Having moved to an Italian team, Merckx preparation began to change. He lost weight and the coach at Faema who had worked with Fausto Coppi was there to guide Eddy Merckx.[/COLOR]
[COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]Of course 1969 saw the Savona incident (see here [/COLOR]
http://cyclismas.com/2012/04/the-secret-of-savona/).
[COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]1969 season and his racing will never be matched I think.[/COLOR]
[COLOR= rgb(39, 39, 39)]More to follow. [/COLOR]