In 1972, On 25 October, Eddy Merckx set the Hour Record, after a great season: he started the year winning "la primavera", Milan-San Remo, the first classic of the cycling season. He then won Liège-Bastogne-Liège, one of the five "monuments", the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France (both general classification and points classification), and another monument, Giro di Lombardia (currently "Il Lombardia") as well as many other races.
Then he attacked the Hour Record.
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27 авг 2024