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@Eugine85
Being an old git, I followed Eddy Merckx's career from his first days as a pro for Peugeot. I've just read this book which served to remind me of how incredible this man was as a rider. The best ever - and I do mean ever. Read the book, I implore you.
Re Merckx frames - when he was a pro, most of his frames were built by Colnago - as many as 27 in one season. The frame on which he broke the hour record in Mexico was 200 hours in the building - by Colnago himself. When Merckx retired from racing, De Rosa helped him set up his frame factory in Belgium.
It's all in the book - read it and prepare to be blown away at the magnificence of the man and the athlete.