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Belgian cycling champion Eddy Merckx sets new world one-hour cycling record October 25th, 1972, at the Olympic velodrome in Mexico City. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Belgian cycling champion Eddy Merckx sets new world one-hour cycling record October 25th, 1972, at the Olympic velodrome in Mexico City.  AFP PHOTO        (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)