On the other hand, confidence was so great that Roger was allowed to fill your jar at a doping test.
The Vlaeminck: “ In Switzerland. It came like this: it had been raining all day. In the sprint Eddy wins, I win second. So we go to the check. But Eddy had pissed during the race and couldn't pee. And I was still full of urine. When the doctor was not looking, I quickly poured half of me on him. He would have done that for me the other way around. Pissing in the rain has happened quickly. You don't always think about that. ”
Merckx: “ That's right. It was cold and I was frozen. And I was quite easy on the course. But I was confident in Roger, absolutely. ”

Roger, you even taught Eddy to ride a field?
The Vlaeminck: “ I still drove down the stairs at his home. Eddy never did that, the cross. But he once participated in Overijse. Then we started training together. ”
Merckx: “ He was going to double me in Overijse, he had said, the crosseur here. But not so fast yet, she. I finished fifth. I also sponsored Roger on the cross. After my career, with the company. Two winters. Out of sympathy. That was always clean publicity with Roger. ”
The pistachio cake must now also believe it. “ I knew ”, Eddy laughs. “ When Roger comes, I have to tours have in house. ” The conversation is now going in all directions. “ You are always busy on the course. But chat ne times van Anderlecht ”, Roger suggests. Eddy kindly declines the proposal: “ Shut up about it, young.” The name Monseré falls. The 1970 world champion who crashed in his rainbow jersey. Roger: “ It was even worse than me when it came to chatting. You could have made articles with that. ” Rik Van Looy too. In the early years the great rival of Merckx, and died just before his 91st birthday last year. “ I had eaten with him shortly before ”, says Merckx. “ General cancer apparently. It was done in a few months. ”