Marco Pantani, definitely not at previous climbing capabilities, takes the win on Mont Ventoux after being dropped repeatedly, catching back on, attacking repeatedly, getting pulled back, and finally ...

CESENATICO, Italy --Tearful family and fans have bid farewell to Marco Pantani amid claims that the Italian cycling hero had been using cocaine as well as anti-depressants.Only those close to the ...

14 February 2004. Marco Pantani dies alone in Rimini. In a motel, after three days spent in a small room without seeing anybody. Pantani was still a Pro rider. During the previous year, during the ...

A decade since the death of 'Il Pirata' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Later this week marks a decade since Marco Pantani ...

Marco Pantani sits down as riders protest at the 1998 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport) Pantani grew up in Cesenatico, a small seaside town on the Adriatic Riviera.

Marco Pantani's name is synonymous with cycling brilliance and moral compromise, but who should shoulder the blame for his early death? Jonny Cooper talks to the director of 'Pantani: The ...

Marco Pantani was the Lance Armstrong of his day. In 1998 he won both the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia, a feat that nobody has matched since. Six years later, he was found dead in a ...

An autopsy showed yesterday that the Italian cyclist Marco Pantani died from severe swelling in his brain and heart, although the reason for these catastrophic symptoms was still unclear, it has ...

He stopped the clock at 39:58, three and a half minutes faster than how Marco Pantani climbed in 1998 (43:28). In 2007, Alberto Contador did it in 44:08.

EXCLUSIVE: The Pantani Affair (Il Caso Pantani), about iconic Italian cyclist Marco Pantani, is launching for international sales at the virtual EFM via Italian firm Iuvit Media Sales. The ...