Marco Pantani(1970-2004)
Marco Pantani was one of the most important cyclist of the last ten
year, he was the only one, with other five cyclists, to win in the same
year, 1998, Il giro d'Italia and the tour the France. His career was
studded by many accidents and unlucky races and with many doping
problems, while he was winning the Giro in 1999 he was expelled from
the race after the failure of anti-doping test. But he was very beloved
by the people and cycling fans expecially when he won mountain races.
After a stay in a clinic because he suffered from a depression
syndrome, he was found dead in a little residence in Rimini, probably
from abuse of anti-depressive medicine.
