Well, in a manner of speaking, it was the team Eddy Merckx was on, as the words "Eddy Merckx" were "on" the frames they rode. I think you're right, though, the seller probably has his history confused. This raises an interesting point. Eddy Merckx seems to have been the only rider to ride frames with his own name almost from the beginning of his pro career. A 1969 photo in Merckx's book "The Fabulous World of Cycling" shows him riding in Faema colors, but on a frame marked "Eddy Merckx". I seems that his stint with Peugeot may have been the only time in his pro career that his bikes did not bear his own name. Does anyone know of another rider who rode "his own" bikes so early in his career? Anquetil, Bobet, Riviere, Bartali, Moser, Gimondi, and perhaps Motta and Coppi all rode frames bearing their own names, but only considerably later in their careers.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Houston, TX
> Angel M Garcia wrote:
> >
> > Did Eddy Merckx ride for the 7-11 team? I have not read about any
> > involvement with 7-11 or did I miss it.....????
> >
http://ebay.com/
>
> Well, the auction reads:
>
> "You are bidding on a vintage but as new, never used, still in original
> package, Team 7 Eleven cycling road bike gloves. The team Eddie Merckx
> was on."
>
> Merckx was a sponsor and supplied the bikes for the 7 ELEVEN team and
> also when they morphed into Motorola he supplied bikes to that team too
> (plus the Caloi "made by Merckx" bikes). I have a John Tomac 7 ELEVEN
> Merckx and a Andy Hampsten Motorola Merckx which are wonderful riding
bikes.
>
> Johnny T bio:
> http://www.tomac.com/
> Andy Hampsten bio:
> http://www.cycling4fans.com/
>
> I guess Eddy's sponsorship could be construed as being part of the 7
> ELEVEN team in a corporate sense, right? As in being "part of the team".
>
> Of course I think the person with the auction thought Eddy was riding
> even though he didn't state that.
>
> Chuck "Not good at legalese" Schmidt
> SoPas, SoCal
>
> .