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 ...

Marco Pantani, cyclist: born Cesena, Italy 13 January 1970; died Rimini, Italy 14 February 2004. Marco Pantani, winner of the 1998 Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, was an erratic cycling genius ...

The UAE Team Emirates rider climbed the 15.8km ascent in a time of 39:41, besting Pantani’s record by 3:40. A record that had stood since 1998 when Pantani set it on the climb's first appearance ...

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.

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 ...

'The Pirate', a film based on the life of 1998 Tour winner Marco Pantani, is to be made in September... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...