Spectrum: Ever since Marco Pantani was found dead in a hotel room in Rimini almost exactly 11 years ago, rumors have swirled about the circumstances that led to his untimely death. His parents repeatedly expressed suspicions that it could have been murder. Now, light seems to be shed on the matter. The Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport... read more
Cycling: The Pantani case is keeping the Italian judiciary busy. After new clues emerged, the public prosecutor's office has reopened its investigation. The great Italian cycling star Marco Pantani was unexpectedly found dead in his hotel room in Rimini on February 14, 2004. The cause of death was listed at the time as a cocaine overdose, and... read more
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Marco Pantani's death on February 14, friends, companions, and family members of "il Pirata" met last Saturday in the banquet hall of a hotel in Bologna to remember him and reminisce. One of the fiercest sporting rivals from the "good old days" was certainly Jan Ullrich, who... read more
