In its Flemish‑speaking fields the Merckx family roots run deep - the local cemetery is packed with gravestones bearing the name - but there are other associations.
Ezinkundleni zayo ezikhuluma iFlemish kusukela emlandweni womndeni wakwaMerckx onzulu - amathuna asendaweni agcwele amatshe esemathuneni abhalwe igama - kodwa zikhona ezinye izinhlangano.