Marco Pantani's maverick life ended in a mysterious death. Nearly 20 years on, the questions and investigations continue amid claims that powerful criminals wanted Italy's star cyclist dead.

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.

Last night, all of Italy was treated to special gift, the TV debut of new film Il Pirata-Marco Pantani. Italian broadcaster Rai Uno aired the film by Producer Bibi Ballandi and Director Claudio ...

Italian cyclist Marco Pantani was a wunderkind whose skills riding uphill were only matched by his determination. A tragic accident in the mid-1990s nearly destroyed the champion's career.

In November 2021, a new inquiry into Pantani’s death was announced - this time investigating the theory that the Italian mafia might have been involved in his murder.

The summit of the Mortirolo climb has been renamed after Italian cycling legend Marco Pantani, whose fiery ascent of one of Italy's toughest climbs in the 1994 Giro d'Italia is widely considered ...

Italian prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the death of cyclist Marco Pantani after his family presented evidence contending the former Tour de France winner was murdered.

Former Tour de France winner Marco Pantani has been acquitted of sporting fraud by an Italian court. The court case against Pantani was brought after he was thrown out of the 1999 Tour of Italy for ...

NOTHING has emerged in the latest investigation into the death of Italian cycling star Marco Pantani to indicate he was murdered, the public prosecutor in Rimini said.

The Bianchi bike on which Marco Pantani rode in his final Tour de France in 2000, when he beat Lance Armstrong atop Mount Ventoux, has been sold at auction for €66,000.

The world of cycling was unanimous on Sunday in agreeing that fallen Italian cycling hero Marco Pantani, who was found dead in a hotel room in Rimini late on Saturday (local time), had been let ...