 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kukunda uku munhangemutange kwakaita kuti Merckx akunde makwikwi mashanu muGiro dItalia, achienzanisa rekodhi yaBinda naCoppi. Muna July, Merckx akapinda muTour de France. Akabuda achikunda, achikunda zvikamu zvisere munzira yekukunda kwake kwechishanu kwebasa reTour, zvakare achienzanisa rekodhi yekukunda kwebasa reTour. Akakunda muTour nemuganhu wemaminitsi masere nemasekondi mana pamusoro pomupedzi wechipiri uye nokudaro akava mutasvi webhasikoro bedzi akakunda Giro neTour mugore rimwe chetero katatu mubasa rake. MunaAugust, akakunda mujaho wevarume mumugwagwa pa1974 UCI Road World Championshipsuye akava mutyairi wokutanga kuwana Triple Crown of Cycling, iyo inosanganisira kukunda miviri yeGrand Tour uye yevarume mumugwagwa mumakwikwi eUCI Road World Championships mugore rimwe chete rekarenda. Nokuda kwebasa rake rakabudirira muGiro dItalia, Merckx akava mutasvi wokutanga akaiswa muHoro yeMukurumbira mu2012. Pakupinda, Merckx akapiwa mukombe wemazuva ano une vakundi vakanyorwa kusvikira muna 1974, gore rokupedzisira raakakunda mujaho wacho. 