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.

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's final journey - Remembering il Pirata 20 years after his tragic death By Stephen Farrand last updated 14 February 2024 A look back at the tragedy and emotion of the Italian's death ...

Fifteen years after Marco Pantani attacked on the Galibier (pictured) to set up his 1998 Tour de France victory, the Giro d'Italia pays tribute with a summit finish on the Galibier. (Image credit ...

We recall Marco Pantani’s Top 10 Moments… Richard Pestes I first saw Marco Pantani emerge at the 1994 Giro d’Italia. I had never heard of him, but there he was on a break in the first big climbing day ...

The ghost of Marco Pantani has been everywhere during the first week of the Giro d'Italia, raising uncomfortable questions over his tainted legacy.

Under an appropriately leaden grey sky, the body of the fallen cycling hero Marco Pantani was finally laid to rest yesterday in the cemetery of his home town of Cesenatico, Italy.

February 14th marks the 15th anniversary of Marco Pantani’s death – a spectacular and controversial rider still loved by thousands of fans today.

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.