The 2026 edition of CPH:DOX , the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival , will pay tribute to Belgian cycling legend “The Cannibal” Eddy Merckx, organizers unveiled on Thursday.

The Danish premiere of Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin’s doc Merckx – Race of a Champion will be part of the fest, which runs March 11-22. “The story of Merckx is the story of how a great talent pushed himself and his pain threshold to the limit to become the best in the world, reads a synopsis, calling it “a film about suffering and willpower.”

The 2026 edition of CPH:DOX , the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival , will pay tribute to Belgian cycling legend “The Cannibal” Eddy Merckx, organizers unveiled on Thursday.

The Danish premiere of Christophe Hermans and Bori

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