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.

Friday February 14, St Valentine's Day marks a decade since Marco Pantani - one of cycling’s most flamboyant characters, was found dead in a Rimini hotel room. His fantastic successes at a time ...

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 ...

Pantani had succeeded in distancing himself from Lance and the USPS team over the earlier major climbs of that day (two Cat 1’s, a Cat 2 and a Cat 3). A long hard chase brought the field to a very ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.