He was a steriod induced monster...Take away the steriods and Eddy was a complete zero. Even by European Standards.
Where is Eddy now?
Probably dead from steriod induced disease. Plus Eddie was known to cheat by cutting the spokes out of his opponent's bikes the night before the race.
He also beat his wife.
I'll only believe that Eddy Merckx was the best if and when his 25 year old urine specimins are found and properly tested by the same testing regimin that has been used to test Armstrong's 7 year old samples.