Merckx on his intestinal cancer

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited February 2010 in Pro race
http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/02/ ... um=twitter

65!

I remember my dad banging on about Merckx when I was a yoof and wondering what the big deal was
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    :shock:

    Never knew he had it. Glad to hear he's doing well now though.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    I remember a while ago he appeared to have lost a lot of weight in a short space of time, there were rumours then. I hope he's on the mend and ok.
  • Birillo
    Birillo Posts: 417
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?
  • jp1985
    jp1985 Posts: 434
    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/3020/Furious-Merckx-denies-cancer-reports.aspx
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?
    so many cols,so little time!
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    I think that the rates for intestinal & stomach cancer which affected Anquetil, Fignon (and maybe Merckx) are quite low, though. (< 1%?)
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • flanners1
    flanners1 Posts: 916
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Colnago C60 SRAM eTap, Colnago C40, Milani 107E, BMC Pro Machine, Trek Madone, Viner Gladius,
    Bizango 29er
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Because plenty of none sports people get cancer,without doping.Most people have family who have had/been touched by this Illness.
    If someone in YOUR family gets Cancer,shall we assume they must have been doping....don't be stupid.
    so many cols,so little time!
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Not quite sure why Merckx is furious? Surely we're all enlightened enough to know that there's no stigma attached to having the disease? Perhaps his BFF needs to do some work on raising Merckx's 'cancer awareness' :roll:

    Unfortunately Merckx's response simply invites speculation
  • flanners1
    flanners1 Posts: 916
    edited February 2010
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Because plenty of none sports people get cancer,without doping.Most people have family who have had/been touched by this Illness.
    If someone in YOUR family gets Cancer,shall we assume they must have been doping....don't be stupid.

    It is non not NONE, shall I now call you stupid? Thanks your post has made me finally make a decision about some posters on the pro race forum.
    Colnago C60 SRAM eTap, Colnago C40, Milani 107E, BMC Pro Machine, Trek Madone, Viner Gladius,
    Bizango 29er
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    micron wrote:
    Not quite sure why Merckx is furious? Surely we're all enlightened enough to know that there's no stigma attached to having the disease? Perhaps his BFF needs to do some work on raising Merckx's 'cancer awareness' :roll:

    Unfortunately Merckx's response simply invites speculation

    Have you entertained the possibilty that maybe he is furious because he doesnt have cancer at all and being wrongly diagnosed in the media p isses him off as it would anybody else .
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Because plenty of none sports people get cancer,without doping.Most people have family who have had/been touched by this Illness.
    If someone in YOUR family gets Cancer,shall we assume they must have been doping....don't be stupid.

    It is non not NONE, shall I now call you stupid? Thanks your post has made me finally make a decision about the pro race forum, I have had enough of self righteous misguided drivel.
    Bye,Kn*b
    so many cols,so little time!
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    I don't think I'd be furious about it though, MG - I might like to set the story straight, or regret that this story was doing the rounds or whatever but fury rather presupposes that having cancer is something to be ashamed or embarrassed about.

    This week a judge decided against a longer sentence for a paedophile because he had cancer and therefore had already been 'punished by God.'

    Seriously, I would have thought that challenging those kinds of unreconstructed attitudes is exactly what raising cancer awareness should be about
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Yeah but rule number one is don't take everything you read in the media as gospel. Seeing as this is probably translated from another language Merckx could easily have just said he's annoyed or pissed off with this story he had cancer. Seeing as it's led to speculation about doping on here I imagine the same is true of other forums - so I can see why Merckx would be annoyed - or possibly even furious - with that.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • pontarlier_pete
    pontarlier_pete Posts: 195
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    How about years spent following old cars/motorbikes (which kick out more gas than a fat person after eating a curry) around the world gulping in as much "fresh" air as possible for half the days in the year?
  • Team Banana Spokesman
    Team Banana Spokesman Posts: 538
    who makes these stories uop and for wahat gain?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    LangerDan wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    I think that the rates for intestinal & stomach cancer which affected Anquetil, Fignon (and maybe Merckx) are quite low, though. (< 1%?)

    They're about the fifth most common type of cancer in the West.
  • flanners1
    flanners1 Posts: 916
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Because plenty of none sports people get cancer,without doping.Most people have family who have had/been touched by this Illness.
    If someone in YOUR family gets Cancer,shall we assume they must have been doping....don't be stupid.

    It is non not NONE, shall I now call you stupid? Thanks your post has made me finally make a decision about the pro race forum, I have had enough of self righteous misguided drivel.
    Bye,Kn*b

    juvenile as well as illiterate :roll:
    Colnago C60 SRAM eTap, Colnago C40, Milani 107E, BMC Pro Machine, Trek Madone, Viner Gladius,
    Bizango 29er
  • nick hanson
    nick hanson Posts: 1,655
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Flanners1 wrote:
    nick hanson wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Birillo wrote:
    Merckx, Fignon, Anquetil . . . is there a common factor (apart from their Tour wins)?

    Yep, cancer isn't that uncommon...
    Correct,roughly 1 in 3 will get Cancer,& 1 in 3 of those will succumb to it :(
    So lets not insinuate anything,shall we?

    Why not? Most riders in this era were charged and EM was actually found to have doped several times.....[/i]
    Because plenty of none sports people get cancer,without doping.Most people have family who have had/been touched by this Illness.
    If someone in YOUR family gets Cancer,shall we assume they must have been doping....don't be stupid.

    It is non not NONE, shall I now call you stupid? Thanks your post has made me finally make a decision about the pro race forum, I have had enough of self righteous misguided drivel.
    Bye,Kn*b

    juvenile as well as illiterate :roll:
    You were supposed to be leaving us,now,Goodbye,K*ob
    so many cols,so little time!

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