Eddy Merckx attended Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) every year between 1967 and 1976. As debutant he finished 3rd.
Eddy Merckx won Ronde van Vlaanderen twice (1969 and 1975)
1967 3rd place (winner: Dino Zandegù)
1968 8th place (winner: Walter Godefroot)
1969 1st place
1970 3rd place (winner: Eric Leman)
1971 76th place (winner: Evert Dolman)
1972 7th place (winner: Eric Leman)
1973 3rd place (winner:Eric Leman)
1974 3rd place (winner: Cees Bal) – Merckx finished 4th, but the original 3rd-placed rider Walter Godefroot was disqualified
1975 1st place
1976 17th place (winner: Walter Planckaert)
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