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.infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn"><span class="fn">Axel Merckx</span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Axel_Merckx.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Axel_Merckx.JPG/220px-Axel_Merckx.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Axel_Merckx.JPG/330px-Axel_Merckx.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Axel_Merckx.JPG/440px-Axel_Merckx.JPG 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="1206" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Axel Merckx</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1972-08-08</span>) </span>8 August 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 52)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Uccle" title="Uccle">Uccle</a>, Belgium</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">77 kg (170 lb)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;">Team information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current team</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Hagens_Berman_Jayco" title="Hagens Berman Jayco">Hagens Berman Jayco</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Discipline</th><td class="infobox-data">Road</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Role</th><td class="infobox-data role"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Rider (retired)</li><li>General manager</li><li>Team manager</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rider type</th><td class="infobox-data">All-rounder</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Professional teams</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">1993</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/7-Eleven_(cycling_team)" title="7-Eleven (cycling team)">Motorola</a> <i>(stagiaire)</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">1994</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/HTC%E2%80%93Highroad" title="HTC–Highroad">Team Telekom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">1995–1996</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/7-Eleven_(cycling_team)" title="7-Eleven (cycling team)">Motorola</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">1997–1998</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Team_Polti" title="Team Polti">Team Polti</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">1999–2000</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Mapei_(cycling_team)" title="Mapei (cycling team)">Mapei–Quick-Step</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2001–2002</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Domo%E2%80%93Farm_Frites" title="Domo–Farm Frites">Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2003–2005</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Lotto%E2%80%93Dstny" title="Lotto–Dstny">Lotto–Domo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2006</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Phonak_(cycling_team)" title="Phonak (cycling team)">Phonak</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2007</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/HTC%E2%80%93Highroad" title="HTC–Highroad">T-Mobile Team</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Managerial teams</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2009–</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Hagens_Berman_Jayco" title="Hagens Berman Jayco">Trek–Livestrong</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;">2011</th><td class="infobox-data" style="white-space:nowrap; line-height:1.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Team_RadioShack" title="Team RadioShack">Team RadioShack</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Major wins</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling)" title="Grand Tour (cycling)">Grand Tours</a></b> <dl><dd><b><a href="/wiki/Giro_d%27Italia" title="Giro d'Italia">Giro d'Italia</a></b> <dl><dd>1 individual stage (<a href="/wiki/2000_Giro_d%27Italia" title="2000 Giro d'Italia">2000</a>)</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Race_stage" title="Race stage">Stage races</a></b> </p> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Tour_de_l%27Ain" title="Tour de l'Ain">Tour de l'Ain</a> (2003)</dd></dl> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Classic_cycle_races" title="Classic cycle races">One-day races and Classics</a></b> </p> <dl><dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships" title="Belgian National Road Race Championships">National Road Race Championships</a> (2000)</span></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/GP_de_Wallonie" class="mw-redirect" title="GP de Wallonie">GP de Wallonie</a> (2001)</dd></dl> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADDFAD;color: #202122;"><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; background-color:#ccf; font-size:105%; background-color:transparent;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Medal record</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing <span class="country-name"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Belgium</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's <a href="/wiki/Road_bicycle_racing" title="Road bicycle racing">road bicycle racing</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bronze medal – third place"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><span class="nowrap"> <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Athens</a> </span></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_road_race" class="mw-redirect" title="Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's road race">Road Race</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Axel Eddy Lucien <a href="/wiki/Jonkheer" title="Jonkheer">Jonkheer</a> Merckx<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> (born 8 August 1972) is a <a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium">Belgian</a> former professional <a href="/wiki/Road_bicycle_racer" class="mw-redirect" title="Road bicycle racer">road bicycle racer</a> and the son of five-time <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Merckx" title="Eddy Merckx">Eddy Merckx</a>. He is team director of <a href="/wiki/UCI_Continental_team" class="mw-redirect" title="UCI Continental team">UCI Continental team</a> <a href="/wiki/Hagens_Berman_Jayco" title="Hagens Berman Jayco">Hagens Berman Jayco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his professional career (1993–2007), he won the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_National_Road_Race_Championships" title="Belgian National Road Race Championships">Belgian national road race championship</a> in 2000 and a bronze medal in the <a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_individual_road_race" title="Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race">road race</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Summer Olympic Games">2004 Olympic Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cycling_career">Cycling career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Axel_Merckx&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cycling career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Uccle" title="Uccle">Uccle</a>, Axel Merckx became a professional cyclist in 1993, winning the Belgian national road race championship in 2000. He vowed to make his mark by accomplishing feats that had eluded his father, such as winning a Tour de France stage at <a href="/wiki/Alpe_d%27Huez" title="Alpe d'Huez">Alpe d'Huez</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Paris%E2%80%93Tours" title="Paris–Tours">Paris–Tours</a> classic. He did not succeed, but competed in eight Tours de France and finished as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times. His personal best finish was tenth in the <a href="/wiki/1998_Tour_de_France" title="1998 Tour de France">1998 edition</a>. </p><p>Merckx won the bronze medal in the <a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_individual_road_race" title="Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race">road race</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Games</a> in <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>, breaking free in the final kilometre. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2006_Tour_de_France" title="2006 Tour de France">2006 Tour de France</a>, Merckx announced that he signed a new contract for one extra season with Phonak, later renamed iShares. He stated that this would be his last season as a professional road bicycle racer. However, after Phonak announced that it would stop sponsoring the cycling team, Merckx signed a contract with Team T-Mobile, where he had started his professional career. During the 2006 Tour Merckx was instrumental in forcing the pace of the <a href="/wiki/Peloton" title="Peloton">peloton</a> for teammate <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Landis" title="Floyd Landis">Floyd Landis</a> who won the Tour. He was oftentimes the only teammate able to stay with Landis and the group of favorites and he initially finished 31st overall, however it was later discovered that Landis had failed a doping control after stage 17 and the Tour win was revoked. </p><p>Merckx announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2007_Tour_de_France" title="2007 Tour de France">2007 Tour de France</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-axel-retire_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-axel-retire-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won his last race at <a href="/wiki/Lommel" title="Lommel">Lommel</a>, in August 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-axel-last-race_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-axel-last-race-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His name was on the list of doping tests published by the <a href="/wiki/French_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="French Senate">French Senate</a> on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the <a href="/wiki/1998_Tour_de_France" title="1998 Tour de France">1998 Tour de France</a> then retested in 2004. Merckx was not one of then 18 riders named as testing positive for <a href="/wiki/Erythropoietin" title="Erythropoietin">EPO</a> but was on a list of 12 named riders whose test results were listed as "suspicious".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Merckx was the owner and <a href="/wiki/Directeur_sportif" title="Directeur sportif">directeur sportif</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Hagens_Berman_Jayco" title="Hagens Berman Jayco">Hagens Berman Jayco</a> team.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Axel_Merckx&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Merckx married <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> <a href="/wiki/Triathlon" title="Triathlon">triathlete</a> Jodi Cross in 1997, and they lived in <a href="/wiki/Kelowna,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelowna, British Columbia">Kelowna, British Columbia</a>. They have two children, Axana (born 5 May 2001) and Athina Grace (born 29 June 2005).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As of April 2024, Merckx was in a relationship with American cyclist <a href="/wiki/Chloe_Dygert" class="mw-redirect" title="Chloe Dygert">Chloe Dygert</a>, with whom he lives in Belgium.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When his father was made a <a href="/wiki/Baron" title="Baron">baron</a>—a personal title—in Belgium, he also received the hereditary title <i>Écuyer</i> (in French) or <i><a href="/wiki/Jonkheer" title="Jonkheer">Jonkheer</a></i> (in Dutch). Thereby Axel Merckx has also been ennobled.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_results">Major results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Axel_Merckx&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <dl><dt>1992</dt> <dd>1st Stage 9 <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_l%27Avenir" title="Tour de l'Avenir">Tour de l'Avenir</a></dd> <dt>1995</dt> <dd>2nd Sint-Truiden</dd> <dd>6th Overall <a href="/wiki/Tour_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9en" class="mw-redirect" title="Tour Méditerranéen">Tour Méditerranéen</a></dd> <dd>8th Overall <a href="/wiki/Danmark_Rundt" title="Danmark Rundt">Danmark Rundt</a></dd> <dt>1996</dt> <dd>1st GP Sanson</dd> <dd>3rd <a href="/wiki/1996_Giro_di_Lombardia" title="1996 Giro di Lombardia">Giro di Lombardia</a></dd> <dd>4th <a href="/wiki/1996_UCI_Road_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_road_race" title="1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race">Road race</a>, <a href="/wiki/1996_UCI_Road_World_Championships" title="1996 UCI Road World Championships">UCI Road World Championships</a></dd> <dd>6th <a href="/wiki/1996_Brabantse_Pijl" title="1996 Brabantse Pijl">Brabantse Pijl</a></dd> <dd>7th <a href="/wiki/1996_Li%C3%A8ge%E2%80%93Bastogne%E2%80%93Li%C3%A8ge" title="1996 Liège–Bastogne–Liège">Liège–Bastogne–Liège</a></dd> <dt>1998</dt> <dd>2nd Overall <a href="/wiki/Bayern_Rundfahrt" title="Bayern Rundfahrt">Bayern Rundfahrt</a> <dl><dd>1st Stage 3</dd></dl></dd> <dd>2nd <a href="/wiki/1998_Cl%C3%A1sica_de_San_Sebasti%C3%A1n" title="1998 Clásica de San Sebastián">Clásica de San Sebastián</a></dd> <dd>2nd Subida Urkiola</dd> <dd>10th Overall <a href="/wiki/1998_Tour_de_France" title="1998 Tour de France">Tour de France</a></dd> <dt>1999</dt> <dd>3rd <a href="/wiki/Belgium_National_Road_Race_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgium National Road Race Championship">Road race</a>, National Road Championships</dd> <dd>4th <a href="/wiki/1999_Tour_du_Haut_Var" title="1999 Tour du Haut Var">Tour du Haut Var</a></dd> <dd>9th Overall <a href="/wiki/Tour_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9en" class="mw-redirect" title="Tour Méditerranéen">Tour Méditerranéen</a></dd> <dt>2000</dt> <dd>1st <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG/20px-MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG/30px-MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG/40px-MaillotB%C3%A9lgica.PNG 2x" data-file-width="181" data-file-height="139" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Belgium_National_Road_Race_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgium National Road Race Championship">Road race</a>, National Road Championships</dd> <dd>1st <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jersey_yellow.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg/20px-Jersey_yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" 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Var</a></dd> <dd>7th Overall <a href="/wiki/Tour_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9en" class="mw-redirect" title="Tour Méditerranéen">Tour Méditerranéen</a></dd> <dd>9th Overall <a href="/wiki/2000_Volta_a_Catalunya" title="2000 Volta a Catalunya">Volta a Catalunya</a></dd> <dd>10th <a href="/wiki/2000_La_Fl%C3%A8che_Wallonne" title="2000 La Flèche Wallonne">La Flèche Wallonne</a></dd> <dt>2001</dt> <dd>1st <a href="/wiki/Grand_Prix_de_Wallonie" title="Grand Prix de Wallonie">Grand Prix de Wallonie</a></dd> <dd>1st Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence</dd> <dd>3rd <a href="/wiki/2001_Brabantse_Pijl" title="2001 Brabantse Pijl">Brabantse Pijl</a></dd> <dd>5th <a href="/wiki/Trofeo_Laigueglia" title="Trofeo Laigueglia">Trofeo Laigueglia</a></dd> <dd>7th <a href="/wiki/Coppa_Sabatini" title="Coppa Sabatini">Coppa Sabatini</a></dd> <dd>7th <a href="/wiki/Route_Ad%C3%A9lie_de_Vitr%C3%A9" title="Route Adélie de Vitré">Route Adélie de Vitré</a></dd> <dt>2002</dt> <dd>2nd Overall <a href="/wiki/Vuelta_a_Andaluc%C3%ADa" title="Vuelta a Andalucía">Vuelta a Andalucía</a></dd> <dd>6th <a href="/wiki/2002_La_Fl%C3%A8che_Wallonne" title="2002 La Flèche Wallonne">La Flèche Wallonne</a></dd> <dt>2003</dt> <dd>1st <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jersey_yellow.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg/20px-Jersey_yellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg/30px-Jersey_yellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Jersey_yellow.svg/40px-Jersey_yellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> Overall <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_l%27Ain" title="Tour de l'Ain">Tour de l'Ain</a></dd> <dd>3rd Overall <a href="/wiki/Rheinland-Pfalz_Rundfahrt" title="Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt">Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt</a></dd> <dd>3rd Overall <a href="/wiki/3-L%C3%A4nder-Tour" title="3-Länder-Tour">Hessen–Rundfahrt</a></dd> <dd>4th Overall <a href="/wiki/Tour_of_Belgium" title="Tour of Belgium">Tour of Belgium</a></dd> <dt>2004</dt> <dd>3rd <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bronze_medal_olympic.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bronze_medal_olympic.svg/15px-Bronze_medal_olympic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bronze_medal_olympic.svg/23px-Bronze_medal_olympic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bronze_medal_olympic.svg/30px-Bronze_medal_olympic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cycling_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics">Road race</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">Olympic Games</a></dd> <dd>5th <a href="/wiki/2004_Brabantse_Pijl" title="2004 Brabantse Pijl">Brabantse Pijl</a></dd> <dt>2005</dt> <dd>1st Stage 5 <a href="/wiki/2005_Crit%C3%A9rium_du_Dauphin%C3%A9_Lib%C3%A9r%C3%A9" title="2005 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré">Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré</a></dd> <dd>3rd <a href="/wiki/2005_Brabantse_Pijl" title="2005 Brabantse Pijl">Brabantse Pijl</a></dd></dl> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Axel_Merckx&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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<small>(1901)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jules_Defrance" title="Jules Defrance">Jules Defrance</a> <small>(1902)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Vanderstuyft" title="Arthur Vanderstuyft">Arthur Vanderstuyft</a> <small>(1903)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jules_Sales" title="Jules Sales">Jules Sales</a> <small>(1904)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dieudonn%C3%A9_Jamar" title="Dieudonné Jamar">Dieudonné Jamar</a> <small>(1905)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Francois_Verstraeten" title="Francois Verstraeten">Francois Verstraeten</a> <small>(1907–1908)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cyrille_van_Hauwaert" title="Cyrille van Hauwaert">Cyrille van Hauwaert</a> <small>(1909)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henri_Hanlet" title="Henri Hanlet">Henri Hanlet</a> <small>(1910)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Odile_Defraye" title="Odile Defraye">Odile Defraye</a> <small>(1911)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Omer_Verschoore" title="Omer Verschoore">Omer Verschoore</a> <small>(1912)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Van_Daele" title="Joseph Van Daele">Joseph Van Daele</a> <small>(1913)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Dethier" title="Victor Dethier">Victor Dethier</a> <small>(1914)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Rossius" title="Jean Rossius">Jean Rossius</a> <small>(1919)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920–1939</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jules_Vanhevel" title="Jules Vanhevel">Jules Vanhevel</a> <small>(1920–1921)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Vermandel" title="René Vermandel">René Vermandel</a> <small>(1922)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Sellier" title="Félix Sellier">Félix Sellier</a> <small>(1923)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Vermandel" title="René Vermandel">René Vermandel</a> <small>(1924)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Debaets" title="Gerard Debaets">Gerard Debaets</a> <small>(1925)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Sellier" title="Félix Sellier">Félix Sellier</a> <small>(1926)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/August_Mortelmans" title="August Mortelmans">August Mortelmans</a> <small>(1927)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dervaes" title="Joseph Dervaes">Joseph Dervaes</a> <small>(1928)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Wauters" title="Joseph Wauters">Joseph Wauters</a> <small>(1929–1930)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alphonse_Schepers" title="Alphonse Schepers">Alphonse Schepers</a> <small>(1931)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georges_Lemaire" title="Georges Lemaire">Georges Lemaire</a> <small>(1932)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Duerloo" title="Louis Duerloo">Louis Duerloo</a> <small>(1933)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louis_Roels" title="Louis Roels">Louis Roels</a> <small>(1934)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gustave_Danneels" title="Gustave Danneels">Gustave Danneels</a> <small>(1935)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jean_Aerts" title="Jean Aerts">Jean Aerts</a> <small>(1936)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Karel_Kaers" title="Karel Kaers">Karel Kaers</a> <small>(1937)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Petrus_Van_Theemsche" title="Petrus Van Theemsche">Petrus Van Theemsche</a> <small>(1938)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marcel_Kint" title="Marcel Kint">Marcel Kint</a> <small>(1939)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940–1959</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Odiel_Van_Den_Meersschaut" title="Odiel Van Den Meersschaut">Odiel Van Den Meersschaut</a> <small>(1940)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Defoort" title="André Defoort">André Defoort</a> <small>(1941)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Maelbrancke" title="André Maelbrancke">André Maelbrancke</a> <small>(1942)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rik_Van_Steenbergen" title="Rik Van Steenbergen">Rik Van Steenbergen</a> <small>(1943, 1945)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89mile_Masson_Jr." title="Émile Masson Jr.">Émile Masson Jr.</a> <small>(1946–1947)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Achiel_Buysse" title="Achiel Buysse">Achiel Buysse</a> <small>(1948)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Val%C3%A8re_Ollivier" title="Valère Ollivier">Valère Ollivier</a> <small>(1949)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Ramon" title="Albert Ramon">Albert Ramon</a> <small>(1950)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lode_Anthonis" title="Lode Anthonis">Lode Anthonis</a> <small>(1951)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jozef_Schils" title="Jozef Schils">Jozef Schils</a> <small>(1952)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alois_Vansteenkiste" title="Alois Vansteenkiste">Alois Vansteenkiste</a> <small>(1953)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rik_Van_Steenbergen" title="Rik Van Steenbergen">Rik Van Steenbergen</a> <small>(1954)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Emiel_Van_Cauter" title="Emiel Van Cauter">Emiel Van Cauter</a> <small>(1955)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Vlayen" title="André Vlayen">André Vlayen</a> <small>(1956–1957)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rik_Van_Looy" title="Rik Van Looy">Rik Van Looy</a> <small>(1958)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Petrus_Oellibrandt" title="Petrus Oellibrandt">Petrus Oellibrandt</a> <small>(1959)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1960–1979</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frans_De_Mulder" title="Frans De Mulder">Frans De Mulder</a> <small>(1960)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michel_Van_Aerde" title="Michel Van Aerde">Michel Van Aerde</a> <small>(1961)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jef_Planckaert" title="Jef Planckaert">Jef Planckaert</a> <small>(1962)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rik_Van_Looy" title="Rik Van Looy">Rik Van Looy</a> <small>(1963)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Sels" title="Edward Sels">Edward Sels</a> <small>(1964)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Godefroot" title="Walter Godefroot">Walter Godefroot</a> <small>(1965)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Guido_Reybrouck" title="Guido Reybrouck">Guido Reybrouck</a> <small>(1966)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jozef_Boons" title="Jozef Boons">Jozef Boons</a> <small>(1967)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Julien_Stevens" title="Julien Stevens">Julien Stevens</a> <small>(1968)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_De_Vlaeminck" title="Roger De Vlaeminck">Roger De Vlaeminck</a> <small>(1969)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Merckx" title="Eddy Merckx">Eddy Merckx</a> <small>(1970)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Vanspringel" title="Herman Vanspringel">Herman Vanspringel</a> <small>(1971)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Godefroot" title="Walter Godefroot">Walter Godefroot</a> <small>(1972)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frans_Verbeeck_(cyclist)" title="Frans Verbeeck (cyclist)">Frans Verbeeck</a> <small>(1973)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Swerts" title="Roger Swerts">Roger Swerts</a> <small>(1974)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Willy_Teirlinck" title="Willy Teirlinck">Willy Teirlinck</a> <small>(1975)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Maertens" title="Freddy Maertens">Freddy Maertens</a> <small>(1976)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michel_Pollentier" title="Michel Pollentier">Michel Pollentier</a> <small>(1977–1978)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gery_Verlinden" title="Gery Verlinden">Gery Verlinden</a> <small>(1979)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1980–1999</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jos_Jacobs" title="Jos Jacobs">Jos Jacobs</a> <small>(1980)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Roger_De_Vlaeminck" title="Roger De Vlaeminck">Roger De Vlaeminck</a> <small>(1981)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hoste" title="Frank Hoste">Frank Hoste</a> <small>(1982)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lucien_Van_Impe" title="Lucien Van Impe">Lucien Van Impe</a> <small>(1983)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Vanderaerden" title="Eric Vanderaerden">Eric Vanderaerden</a> <small>(1984)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Haghedooren" title="Paul Haghedooren">Paul Haghedooren</a> <small>(1985)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Sergeant" title="Marc Sergeant">Marc Sergeant</a> <small>(1986)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ferdi_Van_Den_Haute" title="Ferdi Van Den Haute">Ferdi Van Den Haute</a> <small>(1987)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Etienne_De_Wilde" title="Etienne De Wilde">Etienne De Wilde</a> <small>(1988)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlo_Bomans" title="Carlo Bomans">Carlo Bomans</a> <small>(1989)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Claude_Criquielion" title="Claude Criquielion">Claude Criquielion</a> <small>(1990)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Van_Itterbeeck" title="Benjamin Van Itterbeeck">Benjamin Van Itterbeeck</a> <small>(1991)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Museeuw" title="Johan Museeuw">Johan Museeuw</a> <small>(1992)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alain_Van_Den_Bossche" title="Alain Van Den Bossche">Alain Van Den Bossche</a> <small>(1993)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wilfried_Nelissen" title="Wilfried Nelissen">Wilfried Nelissen</a> <small>(1994–1995)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Johan_Museeuw" title="Johan Museeuw">Johan Museeuw</a> <small>(1996)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Steels" title="Tom Steels">Tom Steels</a> <small>(1997–1998)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ludo_Dierckxsens" title="Ludo Dierckxsens">Ludo Dierckxsens</a> <small>(1999)</small></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2000–2019</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Axel Merckx</a> <small>(2000)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ludovic_Capelle" title="Ludovic Capelle">Ludovic Capelle</a> <small>(2001)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Steels" title="Tom Steels">Tom Steels</a> <small>(2002)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geert_Omloop" title="Geert Omloop">Geert Omloop</a> <small>(2003)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Steels" title="Tom Steels">Tom Steels</a> <small>(2004)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Serge_Baguet" title="Serge Baguet">Serge Baguet</a> <small>(2005)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Niko_Eeckhout" title="Niko Eeckhout">Niko Eeckhout</a> <small>(2006)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stijn_Devolder" title="Stijn Devolder">Stijn Devolder</a> <small>(2007)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Roelandts" title="Jürgen Roelandts">Jürgen Roelandts</a> <small>(2008)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Boonen" title="Tom Boonen">Tom Boonen</a> <small>(2009)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Stijn_Devolder" title="Stijn Devolder">Stijn Devolder</a> <small>(2010)</small></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>1928 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Crooy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Crooy (page does not exist)">Louis Crooy</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Victor_Groenen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Victor Groenen (page does not exist)">Victor Groenen</a></li> <li>1929 <a href="/wiki/Georges_Ronsse" title="Georges Ronsse">Georges Ronsse</a></li> <li>1930 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hyacinte_Roosen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hyacinte Roosen (page does not exist)">Hyacinte Roosen</a></li> <li>1931 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ren%C3%A9_Milhoux&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="René Milhoux (page does not exist)">René Milhoux</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jules_Tacheny&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jules Tacheny (page does not exist)">Jules Tacheny</a></li> <li>1932 <i>not awarded</i></li> <li>1933 <a href="/wiki/Jef_Scherens" title="Jef Scherens">Jef Scherens</a></li> <li>1934 <a href="/wiki/Royale_Union_Saint-Gilloise" title="Royale Union Saint-Gilloise">Union SG</a></li> <li>1935 Count <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arnold_de_Looz-Corswarem&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arnold de Looz-Corswarem (page does not exist)">Arnold de Looz-Corswarem</a></li> <li>1936 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Demuyter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernest Demuyter (page does not exist)">Ernest Demuyter</a></li> <li>1937 <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mostert" title="Joseph Mostert">Joseph Mostert</a></li> <li>1938 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Hubert_Carton_de_Wiart&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hubert Carton de Wiart (page does not exist)">Hubert Carton de Wiart</a></li> <li>1939 Commandant <a href="/wiki/Henry_de_Menten_de_Horne" title="Henry de Menten de Horne">Henry de Menten de Horne</a></li> <li>1940 <a href="/wiki/Fernande_Caroen" title="Fernande Caroen">Fernande Caroen</a></li> <li>1941 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jan_Guilini&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jan Guilini (page does not exist)">Jan Guilini</a></li> <li>1942 <a href="/wiki/Pol_Braekman" title="Pol Braekman">Pol Braekman</a></li> <li>1943 Prince <a href="/wiki/Albert_de_Ligne" title="Albert de Ligne">Albert de Ligne</a></li> <li>1944 <i>not awarded</i></li> <li>1945 Flying personnel of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgian_Royal_Air_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgian Royal Air Force (page does not exist)">Belgian Royal Air Force</a>-section</li> <li>1946 <a href="/wiki/Gaston_Reiff" title="Gaston Reiff">Gaston Reiff</a></li> <li>1947 <a href="/wiki/Micheline_Lannoy" title="Micheline Lannoy">Micheline Lannoy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Baugniet" title="Pierre Baugniet">Pierre Baugniet</a></li> <li>1948 <a href="/wiki/%C3%89tienne_Gailly" title="Étienne Gailly">Étienne Gailly</a></li> <li>1949 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Feru_Moulin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Feru Moulin (page does not exist)">Feru Moulin</a></li> <li>1950 <a href="/wiki/Briek_Schotte" title="Briek Schotte">Briek Schotte</a></li> <li>1951 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Claes" title="Johnny Claes">Johnny Claes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jacky_Ickx" title="Jacky Ickx">Jacky Ickx</a></li> <li>1952 <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Noyelle" title="André Noyelle">André Noyelle</a></li> <li>1953 Crew of the Yacht Omoo (Mr. and Mrs. Van de Wielle and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_Debels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Debels (page does not exist)">Fred Debels</a>)</li> <li>1954 <a href="/wiki/Adolph_Verschueren" title="Adolph Verschueren">Adolph Verschueren</a></li> <li>1955 <a href="/wiki/Roger_Moens" title="Roger Moens">Roger Moens</a></li> <li>1956 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gilberte_Thirion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gilberte Thirion (page does not exist)">Gilberte Thirion</a></li> <li>1957 <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Brichant" title="Jacques Brichant">Jacques Brichant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philippe_Washer" title="Philippe Washer">Philippe Washer</a></li> <li>1958 <a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Baeten" title="René Baeten">René Baeten</a></li> <li>1959 <a href="/wiki/Belgium_men%27s_national_field_hockey_team" title="Belgium men's national field hockey team">Belgium men's national field hockey team</a></li> <li>1960 <a href="/wiki/Flory_Van_Donck" title="Flory Van Donck">Flory Van Donck</a></li> <li>1961 <a href="/wiki/Rik_Van_Looy" title="Rik Van Looy">Rik Van Looy</a></li> <li>1962 <a href="/wiki/Gaston_Roelants" title="Gaston Roelants">Gaston Roelants</a></li> <li>1963 <a href="/wiki/Aur%C3%A8le_Vandendriessche" title="Aurèle Vandendriessche">Aurèle Vandendriessche</a></li> <li>1964 <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%ABl_Robert" title="Joël Robert">Joël Robert</a></li> <li>1965 First jachtwing of the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Air_Component" title="Belgian Air Component">Belgian Air Component</a></li> <li>1966 <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Ceulemans" title="Raymond Ceulemans">Raymond Ceulemans</a></li> <li>1967 <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Bracke" title="Ferdinand Bracke">Ferdinand Bracke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Merckx" title="Eddy Merckx">Eddy Merckx</a></li> <li>1968 <a href="/wiki/Jacky_Ickx" title="Jacky Ickx">Jacky Ickx</a></li> <li>1969 <a href="/wiki/Serge_Reding" title="Serge Reding">Serge Reding</a></li> <li>1970 <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Herbrand" title="Freddy Herbrand">Freddy Herbrand</a></li> <li>1971 <a href="/wiki/Emiel_Puttemans" title="Emiel Puttemans">Emiel Puttemans</a></li> <li>1972 <a href="/wiki/Karel_Lismont" title="Karel Lismont">Karel Lismont</a></li> <li>1973 <a href="/wiki/Roger_De_Coster" title="Roger De Coster">Roger De Coster</a></li> <li>1974 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Van_Himst" title="Paul Van Himst">Paul Van Himst</a></li> <li>1975 <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Burny" title="Jean-Pierre Burny">Jean-Pierre Burny</a></li> <li>1976 <a href="/wiki/Ivo_Van_Damme" title="Ivo Van Damme">Ivo Van Damme</a></li> <li>1977 <a href="/wiki/Gaston_Rahier" title="Gaston Rahier">Gaston Rahier</a></li> <li>1978 <a href="/wiki/R.S.C._Anderlecht" title="R.S.C. 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