Editing Eddy Merckx (section)

=== Sport awards and honours ===
[[File:Wielerwedstrijden in Olympisch Stadion, ereronde van Eddy Merckx, Bestanddeelnr 926-5867.jpg|thumb|In 2000, the UCI named Merckx (pictured in 1973) ''Cyclist of the 20th Century'']]
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* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award]]: 1967<ref name="eurosport212">{{cite web |date=17 June 2015 |title=70 feitjes over de jarige 'Kannibaal' Eddy Merckx |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/wielrennen/tour-de-france/70-feitjes-over-de-jarige-kannibaal-eddy-merckx/ |publisher=Sportnieuws.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Sportsman of the year|Belgian Sportsman of the Year]]: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974<ref name="eurosport232">{{cite web |date=18 December 2011 |title=Palmares Sportman van het jaar |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20111218_125 |publisher=De Standaard |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Tour de France]] Overall [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]]: [[1969 Tour de France|1969]], [[1970 Tour de France|1970]], [[1974 Tour de France|1974]], [[1975 Tour de France|1975]]
* Tour de France Stage Combativity award (14): 4 in [[1975 Tour de France|1975]]; 3 in [[1970 Tour de France|1970]]; 2 in [[1969 Tour de France|1969]], [[1974 Tour de France|1974]] & [[1977 Tour de France|1977]]; 1 in [[1971 Tour de France|1971]]
* [[European Sportsperson of the Year|PAP European Sportsperson of the Year]]: 1969, 1970<ref name="eurosport212" />
* Worldwide Sportsman of the Year: 1969, 1971, 1974<ref name="eurosport212" />
* {{ill|Grand Prix de l'Académie des Sports|fr|Académie des sports}}: 1969
* {{ill|Mendrisio d'Or|fr|Mendrisio d'or}}: 1972, 2011
* {{ill|Gan Challenge|it|Gan Challenge}}}: 1973, 1974, 1975<ref name="eurosport209">{{cite web |title=Challenge Gan |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/dossiers/dos_gan.php |publisher=Memoire du Cyclisme |language=fr}}</ref>
* Swiss {{ill|AIOCC Trophy|fr|Trophée de l'Association internationale des organisateurs de courses cyclistes}}: 1980, 2021<ref name="eurosport112">{{cite web |date= |title=2017 AIOCC TROPHY |url=https://www.aiocc.ch/en/aiocc-trophy/ |publisher=AOICC}}</ref>
* Procyclingstats.com – All Time Wins Ranking (1st place, 276 wins)<ref name="eurosport7">{{cite web |title=All time wins ranking |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/statistics.php?nation=&sekse=1&filter=Filter&p=start&s=all-time-wins-ranking |publisher=ProCyclingStats}}</ref>
* Belgian Sportsman of the 20th Century: 1999'''<ref name="eurosport34">{{cite web |date=30 December 2000 |title=Merckx en Berghmans sportfiguren van de eeuw |work=De Standaard |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst30122000_107 |language=nl}}</ref>'''
* [[Reuters]] Worldwide Sports Personality of the Century (7th place): 1999<ref>{{cite web |date=19 November 1999 |title=Pele tops sportsman of the century poll |url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/pele-tops-sportsman-of-the-century-poll-330759 |publisher=IOL}}</ref>
* Reuters General Sportsman of the Century (2nd place): 1999<ref>{{cite web |date=22 November 1999 |title=Eddy Merckx naast de prijzen in verkiezing sportlui van de eeuw |work=De Standaard |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst9911220035 |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] Cyclist of the 20th Century: 2000<ref name="eurosport2092">{{cite web |date=16 April 2000 |title=Samaranch premia Merckx |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2000/aprile/16/Samaranch_premia_Merckx_ga_0_00041614647.shtml |publisher=La Gazetta Dello Sport |language=it}}</ref>
* [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] Legend: 2000<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2018 |title=80 Leyendas – Eddy Merckx: cómo ser el mejor de todos los tiempos |url=https://www.marca.com/80aniversario/leyendas/2018/05/01/5ae88ef022601d77618b45c2.html |work=Marca |language=es}}</ref>
* [[Vincenzo Torriani]] Award: 2001<ref name="eurosport2094">{{cite web |date=12 October 2018 |title=Ciclismo-Contador recibirá hoy el Premio Torriani |url=https://www.marca.com/ciclismo/2018/10/12/5bc11302e2704e68948b4643.html |work=Marca}}</ref>
* Introduced in the [[UCI Hall of Fame]]: 2002
* UCI Top 100 of All Time: (1st place, 24 510 points){{refneeded|date=April 2025}}
* Memoire du Cyclisme – Ranking of the Greatest Cyclists (1st place): 2002<ref name="eurosport19">{{cite web |date=31 December 2021 |title=Les meilleurs coureurs de tous les temps (1892-2002) |url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/dossiers/dos_marszalek2.php |publisher=Mémoire du Cyclisme |language=fr}}</ref>
* [[Bleacher Report]] – The 30 Most Dominant Athletes of All Time (20th): 2010<ref name="eurosport3">{{cite web |date=1 October 2010 |title=Michael Jordan Or Wayne Gretzky? The 30 Most Dominant Athletes Of All Time |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/442846-michael-jordan-or-wayne-gretzky-the-30-most-dominant-athletes-of-all-time |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>
* Bleacher Report – Tour de France All-Time Top 25 Riders (1st place): 2011<ref name="eurosport22">{{cite web |date=9 July 2011 |title=Tour de France All-Time Top 25 Riders, No. 5 to 1 |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/761582-tour-de-france-all-time-top-25-riders |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref>
* Italian Sport and Civilization Award: 2011<ref name="eurosport2093">{{cite web |date=7 November 2011 |title=Mark Cavendish e Eddy Merckx ricevono il Premio Internazionale Sport Civiltà |url=http://www.suipedali.it/articolo/mark-cavendish-e-eddy-merckx-ricevono-il-premio-internazionale-sport-civilta/4221/ |website=Suipedali |language=it |access-date=2 March 2022 |archive-date=18 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518063535/http://www.suipedali.it/articolo/mark-cavendish-e-eddy-merckx-ricevono-il-premio-internazionale-sport-civilta/4221/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* First Member Giro Hall of Fame: 2012<ref name="eurosport222">{{cite web |date=16 March 2012 |title=Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame inducts Eddy Merckx as its first member |url=https://www.velonews.com/events/giro-ditalia/giro-ditalia-hall-of-fame-inducts-eddy-merckx-as-its-first-member/ |publisher=VeloNews}}</ref>
* Topito – Top 15 Greatest Cyclists Ever (1st place): 2012<ref name="eurosport18">{{cite web |date=1 July 2012 |title=Top 15 des plus grands cyclistes de tous les temps, le best-of |url=https://www.topito.com/top-cyclistes-tous-temps |publisher=Topito}}</ref>
* [[L'Équipe]] Trophée Champion des Champions de Légende: 2014<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web |date=24 December 2014 |title=Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Eddy Merckx honoured in Paris |url=http://www.thebikecomesfirst.com/pauline-ferrand-prevot-and-eddy-merckx-honoured-in-paris/ |publisher=The Bike Comes First}}</ref>
* [[Rouleur (magazine)|Rouleur]] Hall of Fame: 2018<ref>{{cite news |date=18 September 2018 |title=Eddy Merckx is guest of honour at 2018 Rouleur Classic |publisher=Endurance.biz |url=https://endurance.biz/2018/industry-news/eddy-merckx-is-guest-of-honour-at-2018-rouleur-classic/}}</ref>
* [[VeloNews|Velonews]] The Greatest Cyclists of All Time (1st place): 2019<ref name="eurosport8">{{cite web |date=20 February 2019 |title=The Outer Line: Ranking the greatest cyclists of all time |url=https://www.velonews.com/events/the-outer-line-ranking-the-greatest-cyclists-of-all-time/ |work=Velonews}}</ref>
* [[Wiggle Ltd|Wiggle]] The Best Cyclists Ever Rank (1st place): 2020<ref name="eurosport9">{{cite web |date=6 July 2022 |title=The best cyclists ever – ranked |url=https://blog.wiggle.co.uk/best-cyclists-ever-ranked |publisher=Wiggle |access-date=23 February 2022 |archive-date=23 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223100116/https://blog.wiggle.co.uk/best-cyclists-ever-ranked |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Eurosport]] Greatest General Classification Cyclist of all Time: 2020<ref name="eurosport11">{{cite web |date=19 July 2020 |title=Eddy Merckx voted greatest GC cyclist of all time – The Eurosport Cup |url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2019/re-cycle-when-eddy-merckx-descended-the-galibier-for-victory-in-valloire_sto7810554/story.shtml |publisher=Eurosport}}</ref>
* CyclingRanking – Overall Ranking (1st place): 2022<ref name="eurosport4">{{cite web |title=Overall Ranking |url=https://www.cyclingranking.com/ |publisher=Cycling Ranking}}</ref>
* [[Vélo d'Or]] honorary award: 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=VELO D'OR 2023 - Die Preisträgerinnen & Preisträger im Überblick |url=https://www.tour-magazin.de/profi-radsport/aktuelles/velo-dor-2023-bester-radsportler-beste-radsportlerin-gekurt/ |publisher=tour-magazin.de |language=de |publication-date=25 October 2023}}</ref>
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