Marco Pantani

The race will start in Florence, visit Marco Pantani's home town, and stop in Turin before crossing the Alps into France.

With Paris hosting the 2024 Olympic Games, it's looking more likely Italy will be the backdrop of the 'grand départ.'

Reflecting on the life and legend that was Marco Pantani.

Former Tour de France winner is auctioning one of his bikes to help charity efforts in Ukraine.

Two-time Tour de France winner says a few extra grams of weight tilted him in favor of racing on rim brakes for Saturday's decisive battle at Tirreno-Adriatico.

Barely a week after blazing to victory at Strade Bianche, Pogačar powers away from peloton in a way that evokes the Italian climber.

Pogačar says miscue cost them a chance to contest for stage, but he retains leader's jersey going into Saturday's ‘Pantani’ climb finale.

Words: Ben Edwards

Puzzle by Myles Mellor

Roundtable: Giro d'Italia boss Mauro Vegni challenges the Slovenian superstar to take on one of cycling's most elusive challenges, but is it worth it?

At the insistence of Marco Pantani's mother, local prosecutors are reportedly opening a fresh inquiry into circumstances surrounding his death in 2004.

Following treatment in a rehab center, Jan Ullrich is tip-toeing back into the public eye following years of making headlines for all the wrong reasons.

Saint or sinner? Marco Pantani and his controversial legacy continue to resonate in professional racing.

The big story today was the rider strike that shortened what was to be the longest stage in this year’s race. And somehow it made me think about Marco Pantani.

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When the Giro arrives in Cesenatico, Thursday, it will honor the town's greatest hero, Marco Pantani, who would have turned 50 this year.

From Grenoble to Les Deux Alpes in the the years of Pantani and Jan Ullrich.

A central figure as road captain of the Carrera team, Chiesa played a pivotal role in the formative years of a certain Marco Pantani.

Part two of a conversation with the legendary French journalist on the last 40 years of the Giro d'Italia.

Years after his death, and despite the many controversies that surrounded his career, Marco Pantani retains a mystical hold over Italy.

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Italian media continue to probe the suspicious circumstances surrounding Marco Pantani's expulsion from 1999 Giro d'Italia.

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A forensic scientist claims the evidence points to a drug overdose, not a murder

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Officials involved in the initial investigation of Pantani's death will sue to defend their reputations endangered by recent controversy

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According to a biographer who wrote a book about Marco Pantani, the latest investigations simply erode the public's trust

A new investigation into the 1999 Giro suggests that organized crime may have led to Pantani's expulsion from the race

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Investigators say that the crime scene was not carefully examined and that there is evidence of foul play

The two-time grand tour winner died of a supposed cocaine overdose in 2004, but investigators are re-opening the case

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Pantani's death in 2004 was attributed to a drug overdose, but his family has never accepted that, and some say the Italian cyclist was murdered

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It's a week of collaboration: Rapha and Pantani, Oakley and Le Tour, Suunto and Strava, Specialized and neon

Pantani's biographer says that much of the media coverage surrounding the Italian's death has been self-indulgent and profit-oriented

On the 10th anniversary of the Italian's overdose, we look back at our 2004 cover story on the rocky journey from Tour de France champion to drug-addled death

After covering the Tour de France for 16 years, Andrew Hood reflects on changes in the peloton that make the Tour more riveting than ever

Details of the 2014 route leak ahead of Las Vegas stage announcement

Renato Di Rocco says the French Senate should release the names of the other athletes involved across all sports

It’s no mystery why Armstrong was stripped of his titles — but how can we accept a 7-year gap if the standards aren’t applied equally?

French newspaper reports four names to be included in Wednesday's release of EPO positives from the 1998 Tour de France

Only seven riders in history have won both grand tours in the same season, for a total of 12 times

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Memorial Marco Pantani

• 1. Fabio Taborre (Ita), Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo, 4:25:31
• 2. Davide Rebellin (Ita), Miche-Silver Cross-Selle Italia, same time
• 3. Daniel Martin (Irl), Garmin-Cervélo, s.t.
• 4. Giovanni Visconti (Ita), Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, s.t.
• 5. Oleg Berdos (Mda), De Rosa-Ceramica Flaminia, s.t.

When Marco Pantani died of an apparent cocaine overdose, alone in a Rimini hotel room seven years ago this St. Valentine’s Day, Riccardo Riccò was racing on a small amateur team called Grassi Marco Pantani. Riccò, then 20 years old, dreamed of emulating his hero by someday winning the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.

One of several yellow jerseys worn by the late Tour de France winner Marco Pantani has been stolen

"I'm all alone." — Written on a note found at Marco Pantani’s bedside at the time of his death.