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Axel Merckx was born on 8 August, 1972 in Uccle, Belgium, is a Belgian cyclist. Discover Axel Merckx's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
| Popular As |
Axel Merckx |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
51 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
8 August, 1972 |
| Birthday |
8 August |
| Birthplace |
Uccle, Belgium |
| Nationality |
Belgium
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He is a member of famous Racer with the age 51 years old group.
Axel Merckx Height, Weight & Measurements
At 51 years old, Axel Merckx height is 1.91 m and Weight 77 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.91 m |
| Weight |
77 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Axel Merckx's Wife?
His wife is Jodi Cross (m. 1997)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Jodi Cross (m. 1997) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Axana Taylor Merckx |
Axel Merckx Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Axel Merckx worth at the age of 51 years old? Axel Merckx’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Axel Merckx's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Racer |
Axel Merckx Social Network
Timeline
He was oftentimes the only teammate able to stay with Landis and the group of favorites and he initially finished 31st overall, however it was later discovered that Landis had failed a doping control after stage 17 and the Tour win was revoked.
Axel Eddy Lucien Jonkheer Merckx (born 8 August 1972) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer and the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx.
He is team director of UCI Continental team.
In his professional career (1993–2007), he won the Belgian national road race championship in 2000 and a bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Born in Uccle, Axel Merckx became a professional cyclist in 1993, winning the Belgian national road race championship in 2000.
He vowed to make his mark by accomplishing feats that had eluded his father, such as winning a Tour de France stage at Alpe d'Huez and the Paris–Tours classic.
He did not succeed, but competed in eight Tours de France and finished as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times.
Merckx married Canadian triathlete Jodi Cross in 1997, and currently resides in Kelowna, British Columbia.
His personal best was cracking the top 10 during the 1998 edition.
They have two children, Axana (born 5 May 2001) and Athina Grace (born 29 June 2005).
When his father was made a baron—a personal title—in Belgium, he also received the hereditary title Écuyer (in French) or Jonkheer (in Dutch).
Thereby Axel Merckx has also been ennobled.
Merckx won the bronze medal in the road race at the 2004 Games in Athens, breaking free in the final kilometre.
During the 2006 Tour de France, Merckx announced that he signed a new contract for one extra season with Phonak, later renamed iShares.
He stated that this would be his last season as a professional road bicycle racer.
However, after Phonak announced that it would stop sponsoring the cycling team, Merckx signed a contract with Team T-Mobile, where he had started his professional career.
During the 2006 Tour Merckx was instrumental in forcing the pace of the peloton for teammate Floyd Landis who won the Tour.
Merckx announced his retirement from professional cycling at the end of the 2007 Tour de France.
He won his last race at Lommel, in August 2007.
His name was on the list of doping tests published by the French Senate on 24 July 2013 that were collected during the 1998 Tour de France then retested in 2004.
Merckx was not one of then 18 Riders named as testing positive for EPO but was on a list of 12 named riders whose test results were listed as "suspicious".
Merckx was the owner and directeur sportif of the team.
