> “It was in Switzerland. Here’s what happened: it had been raining all day. Eddy won the sprint, I came in second. So off we went to the doping control," De Vlaeminck's tale begins in comments collected by De Telegraaf. The issue was though, that Merckx was struggling to produce a sample for the doctors to investigate, something that could have raised concerns for doping control.

> "Eddy had already peed during the race and couldn’t go again," De Vlaeminck explains, revealing how he swooped in to save the day for his great rival, using some questionable tactics to fool the doping control. "I was still bursting. When the doctor wasn’t looking, I quickly poured half of mine into his container. He’d have done the same for me. Peeing in the rain, it’s quickly done — you don’t always think about it.”
imagine he pissed hot kek