 Poster to the 1993 edition | |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Late-August |
| Region | Brussels, Belgium |
| English name | Grand Prize Eddy Merckx |
| Local name(s) | Grand Prix Eddy Merckx(in French), Grote Prijs Eddy Merckx(in Dutch) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | Individual Time Trial Team Time Trial |
| History | |
| First edition | 1980 (1980) |
| Editions | 25 |
| Final edition | 2004 |
| First winner |  Knut Knudsen |
| Most wins | Knut Knudsen Eric Vanderaerden Chris Boardman Abraham Olano Marc Wauters Erik Dekker(2 wins) |
| Final winner | Thomas Dekker Koen de Kort |
Grand Prix Eddy Merckx was a cycle race aroundBrussels, whereEddy Merckx was born. It was held between 1980 and 2004, disappearing after the creation of theUCI ProTour in 2005. The race was initially anindividual time trial, becoming aTeam time trial of two riders in 1998. It usually had a duration of 60-70 km, with the 2003 being the shortest at 26 km because of a nearby fire.
With the introduction of theUCI ProTour in 2005, there were plans to merge the race withParis–Brussels. This merger was eventually never completed, by which the race disappeared from the calendar.[1]
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