Axel Merckx

Axel Merckx is a world-renowned Belgian bicycle racing champion who retired to British Columbia, Canada, in 2007. Born in 1972 in Uccle, Belgium, Axel is the son of five-time Tour de France champion Eddy Merckx. Although proud of his father's exploits, Axel has himself enjoyed a superb racing career, including winning an Olympic Medal in 2004.

Axel began his professional cycling career in 1993 as a member of Team Motorola. Axel married Canadian triathlete Jodi Cross in 1997, and upon his retirement from bicycle racing in 2007, he moved with his family to Kelowna, British Columbia.

Winner of the 2000 Belgian National Championship, he has participated in eight Tours de France, finishing as the highest-placed Belgian rider six times. Axel's other accomplishments include winning the Belgianstage wins in the Giro d'Italia and Dauphine Libere. He has also won the GP Sanson, the Tour de la Region Wallone, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, and the Tour de l'Ain.

Axel Merckx, former National Cycling Champion of Belgium and Olympic Medallist, has established a unique cycle touring company. Now living in Canada's western Province of British Columbia, he is offering several cycling tours, both in Europe and around this Canadian world-renowned tourist area. These guided cycling tours are geared towards intermediate to advanced level cyclists who wish to truly experience the world of cycling from a champion's perspective.

Axel Merckx also also lends his skills and enthusiasm to a wide variety of rides at different times in support of some superb causes, such as cancer research, or simply in support of the challenge of cycling.

In addition to Axel's tours, he also offers a variety of clinics to bicycle enthusiasts in the Okanagan Region of British Columbia