Cycling legend Eddy Merckx operated on the hip after falling!

Cycling legend Eddy Merckx operated on the hip after falling!

Hombeek, Belgien - cycling is not only passion, but often also risky! The cycling legend Eddy Merckx had to experience this painfully on Monday: the 79-year-old Belgian fell during a training trip in Hombeek near Mechelen and contracted a broken thigh. He was promptly operated on in the clinic in Herentals, where a hip replacement was used. After this serious injury, Merckx has to expect a long recovery period of several months, as can be seen from the reports of krone.at . But this is not Merckx ’first medical mishap this year; Already in March he had to be operated on because of an intestinal closure.

The operational treatment was successful, confirm the doctors of the clinic and thus give rise to hope for the champion, which with an incredible 525 victories, including five times the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia, is considered the most successful cyclist of all time. Last but not least, this clinic in Herentals is currently the most sought-after, because it has another prominent patient: the double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel was treated there just a few days earlier after a training accident, in which he was also seriously injured. He also had to undergo various operations, including fractures on the rib, the right shoulder blade and the right hand, reports .