Merckx shrugs off cancer claims

A healthy looking Eddy Merckx talks to Fabian Cancellara in Qatar.

A healthy looking Eddy Merckx talks to Fabian Cancellara in Qatar. (Image credit: Stephen Farrand)

Eddy Merckx has confirmed to Cyclingnews that he has never had intestinal cancer despite a report in a Belgian newspaper claimed that he had admitted to the illness during an interview.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.