he looks like he is leaning forward in that photo with Morgan Fletcher. that makes him loose an inch.
-devon warner
san francisco, USA
> From: Morgan Fletcher <morgan@hahaha.org>
> Subject: Re: [CR]Merckx
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 2:16 PM
> CyclArt Shop wrote:
> > snip > are we sure he was/is nearly 6'1" ?
> <
> >
> > About twelve years ago at Interbike, I stood next to
> him and he was very
> > nearly as tall as I (6'2") so yes, he is at
> least six feet tall.
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/
>
> I'm 6'2", and he's in his 60s so maybe not
> as tall as he once was. I
> don't doubt the published height or weight for Mr.
> Merckx from his
> Mexico record era.
>
> Morgan Fletcher
> Oakland, California, USA
>
> P.S. This discussion thread reminds me of the religious
> debates at the
> foundation of our world's religions. "How tall is
> Eddy Merckx?" will
> perhaps someday be decided by an ecumenical council.
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