La course en tête

Belgian racing cyclist Eddy Merckx won everything between 1966 and 1976. A total of six hundred and twenty-five victories. In 1974, Joël Santoni made a film about the professional and private life of this great champion, nicknamed "the Cannibal".

Directed and written by: Joël Santoni (France/Belgium, 1974)
Genre: documentary
Awards: Perspectives on French cinema - Cannes (France, 1974)