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The Marco Pantani Movie finally made it to RAI International only a few days after its Italian premier on RAI. I set my DVR to record it but was unable to get enough time to watch until Monday when I came down with a cold and was at home with a few hours to kill. [...]

A movie following Marco Pantani’s life will be shown on RAI Uno on Monday February 5th. Rolando Ravello who looks almost exactly like ‘Il Pirata’ will play the lead role which follows Pantani’s career during its zenith when he won the Giro and Tour double in 1998.

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Wow, YouTube and other video sites do have quite a bit of footage. Interesting to search the sites and find out what you can dig up.
Check out the footage from 2003 when Lance Armstrong caught a mussette and went down. The crash caused his frame to crack which later caused Lance to unclip from his [...]

Today marks the two year anniversary of Marco Pantani’s death in a hotel in Rimini. Here are a few pics that highlight Marco Pantani’s career.

(Marco and Miguel Indurain in 1995 Bour D’Oisans)
This is when Marco Pantani made a big splash by terrorizing Indurain and other riders in the mountains. This is the year that Pantani [...]

Italians and L’Equipe love conspiracy theories. This one looks like it could go on forever.
A new book by L’Equipe journalist Philippe Brunel will give credence a theory that is gaining acceptance, that Marco Pantani did not simply die of a drig overdose, but was in fact murdered.
The original theory was brought forth by greiving mother [...]

Five All-Star Italian-based Athletes are getting together to sing a song in tribute to fallen Cycling Star Marco Pantani. F1 driver Jarno Trulli, Race Car Driver Alex Zanardi, Danilo Di Luca, Volleyball champ Alberto Cisolla and Rugby Champ Denis Dallan are hitting the recording studio to remember a fallen collegue.
The profits from the CD they [...]