Former cycling champions <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Bernard+Hinault&family=editorial&specificpeople=749939 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Bernard Hinault</a> (left) and <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Eddy+Merckx&family=editorial&specificpeople=213957 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Eddy Merckx</a> stand on stage together following stage one of the Tour de France July 4, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. Alessandro Petacchi of Italy and team Lampre won the stage.The stage took the riders from Rotterdam to Brussels on a 223.5km course. The iconic bicycle race will include a total of 20 stages and will cover 3,642km before concluding in Paris on July 25.
{"Image ImageDescription": "BRUSSELS; BELGIUM - JULY 04: Former cycling champions Bernard Hinault (left) and Eddy Merckx stand on stage together following stage one of the Tour de France July 4, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. Alessandro Petacchi of Italy and team Lampre won the stage.The stage took the riders from Rotterdam to Brussels on a 223.5km course. The iconic bicycle race will include a total of 20 stages and will cover 3,642km before concluding in Paris on July 25.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2010 Getty Images"}