Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race around

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, where

Eddy Merckx Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (born 17 June 1945), known as Eddy Merckx (, ), is a Belgian former professional road and track cyclist racer who is the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an ...

was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of the

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in 2005. The race was initially an

individual time trial An individual time trial (ITT) is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock (in French: ''contre la montre'' – literally "against the watch", in Italian: ''tappa a cronometro'' "stopwatch stage"). There are also trac ...

, becoming a

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

of two riders in 1998. It usually had a duration of 60-70 km, with the 2003 being the shortest at 26 km because of a nearby fire. With the introduction of the

in 2005, there were plans to merge the race with

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. This merger was eventually never completed, by which the race disappeared from the calendar.

Winners

References

Recurring sporting events established in 1981 1981 establishments in Belgium Defunct cycling races in Belgium Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2004 Sports competitions in Brussels 2004 disestablishments in Belgium Eddy Merckx Men's road bicycle races {{Belgium-cycling-race-stub