firepower14 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

HEY if u mean by medicine dope then yeah that does effect you later in life tommy simson was crazy enough to overdose himself of it

tinian33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Interesting.....I often wondered if his weight issues were related to a medical condition, or the side effects of taking medications. His body composition, including his face, had a bloated appearance, and not that of weight gain associated with aging, or "creeping" obesity. People who take Prednisone often have that same look.

hellolo0 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Since that video he lost a lot of weight... he had a health problem and he had a surgery for that... now he's fit ans despite his 63 years he can still ride 200 km with a very good average speed...

deimoshomestead (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

english is not my language... DUNCE

nhojwalsh (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Learn to spell before you talk...phylosophy...DUNCE

tinian33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Wow...fantastic footage you got there with Eddy. Merckx was indeed the king of the road at one time, but judging by his body composition, it appears that he's the now king of the biggie size quarter pounder with cheese meal....crikey!

Torro62 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hallo, yes Eddy was the greathest off all! i love the man! anth still riding his bike anth is verry fast ,last summer i had the luck riding with him anth the mercks ''vriends'' (scheldeprijs voor wielertoeristen) he is still the boss!! respect

kvmusic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

deimoshomestead , you don't know what you are talking about.

fenlandfolly (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

First time I have seen this, thank you for putting this up. Why does always the debate degenerate into Merckx V Amstrong. They were in two entirely different eras - two entirely different personalities. Why not Merckx V Anquetil ? Of course Eddy won more than Armstrong overall - if he had done an Armstrong and concentrated on the one race that brings in the $ now - how many would he have won - 8, 9 or 10 ? (injuries aside).

phunkerbooster007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he was the king