Article V2Z9 The £200,000 cycling jerseys: Eddy Merckx collection goes on show

The £200,000 cycling jerseys: Eddy Merckx collection goes on show

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Helen Pidd
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Cycling legend Eddy Merckx will be reunited with nine of his winning jerseys at the Rouleur Classic in London tonight. Here are some of the most stylish

Twenty-five years ago Californian Brett Horton started his collection of cycling ephemera. This weekend perhaps his most valuable pieces - nine jerseys worn by the five-time Tour de France winner and multiple world champion, Belgium's Eddy Merckx - will be on show at the Rouleur Classic expo in London. Merckx will be reunited with the jerseys on Thursday night when he attends the show. Their total value is now estimated at $304,000 (198,426).

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