Five-time Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx, considered by many the greatest cyclist of all time, is set to be charged in connection with a Belgian corruption case linked to irregular purchases of equipment by Brussels police and municipalities.
The city's prosecutor, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to make public statements, said Merckx is accused of corruption and the use of false documents in the sale of 46 bicycles by his company Cycles Eddy Merckx to police in southern Brussels in 2006-07.
The contract, worth an estimated $A23,000, was allegedly obtained after a policeman furnished Merckx with inside information.
Merckx allegedly repaid the officer by selling him a bicycle at a low price and giving a bicycle to the man's wife.
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