He legendary Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx (age 78) He underwent successful surgery in his home country and is recovering at home. Belgium. As MD learned, ‘the cannibal’ –winner of five Cycling Monuments, one edition of La Vuelta, five in the Giro d’Italia and five in the Tour de France– He was admitted to the hospital after undergoing an operation that was completely satisfactory and for which he needed ten days of hospital rest.
An operation and a postoperative period that did not prevent him from enjoying the Barça winof which he was a great follower, before the PSG in the conflict of Championsdespite the fact that he couldn’t follow the game live.
In 2014, and at the age of 67, Eddy Merckx underwent surgery to insert a pacemaker and correct a cardiac arrhythmia due to his very slow heartbeat. “It’s just a minor operation,” said the cyclist who was born in Meensel-Kiezegem (Belgium) on June 17, 1945.
Source: La Verdad
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