Belgian cycling legend Eddy Merkcx sprints for the victory at Milano-Sanremo spring classic race in 1966

20 March 1966 Eddy Merckx’s first Milano-Sanremo victory

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Eddy Merckx won Milano-Sanremo seven times (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976).

When he crossed tge finish line on Via Roma in Sanremo before anyone else on 20th March 1966, he was only 20 years old, which makes him the youngest ever Milano-Sanremo winner.

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  1. and no one should ever win, because we don’t want a peloton where only one rider is so overwhelmingly dominant, do we? [↩]