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.

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.

The coroner's report into Marco Pantani's death has reached the conclusion that the 1998 Tour de France winner died of a cocaine overdose.

Pantani's mother has always defended her son's honour while admitting that he may have used blood-boosting EPO during his career. Tonina hired high-profile Italian lawyer Antonio De Rensis to ...

A new book by Italian journalist Andrea Rossini has debunked theories that Marco Pantani could have been murdered.

Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani have battled each other throughout the mountain stages.

Marco Pantani's best moment on the Col du Galibier came in 1998, when he launched a sudden attack four kilometres from the summit and, for 40 kilometres more, soared away on his own in the driving ...

Reviews Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist DVD review A sad but occasionally beautiful documentary about a tragic story - so, more than just a sports documentary, then? Here's Aliya's ...

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 ...