Stele Eddy Merckx - Top of Stockeu hill

This stele pays tribute to the greatest cycling champion of the 19th century: Eddy Merckx.It is located at the top of the Stockeu, a steep hill of 2.3 km with an average gradient of 9.9%. It is included every year on the route of the Liège-Bastogne-Liège cycle race.Eddy Merckx has climbed it several times and has won Liège-Bastogne-Liège five times.