Hip replacement for Belgian rider
Cycling legend Merckx operated on hip after crash
Cycling legend Eddy Merckx has undergone hip replacement surgery after a fall during a training ride. The 79-year-old Belgian fell during a ride in Hombeek near Mechelen on Monday and suffered a fractured neck of femur.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Merckx underwent a hip replacement, the hospital in Herentals announced. The most successful cyclist in history is expected to take several months to recover.
Merckx was already the second prominent patient in the clinic in Herentals within a few days. Just last week, double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel was operated on there after suffering a rib fracture, a fracture of the right shoulder blade and the right hand in a training accident.
Two operations in one year
For Merckx, who still regularly does training laps on his bike, it was the second operation this year. At the end of March, he had to undergo emergency surgery due to an intestinal blockage. Merckx is the most successful cyclist with 525 victories. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia five times each, became professional world champion three times, collected a string of classics victories and set an hourly world record.
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