Memorial Marco Pantani
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-October |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Local name(s) | Memorial Marco Pantani |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Single-day |
| Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
| History | |
| First edition | 2004 |
| Editions | 12 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | Diego Ulissi (ITA) |
The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Contents
History
The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and follows a route towards his birthplace, Cesena. In 2007 the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2013, the race was merged with the Giro della Romagna, a race in the same region.[1][2]
After Gilberto Simoni won in 2005 edition of the race, he paid tribute to Pantani's memory by saying:<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />
This race, paying our respects at the cemetery, the visit to Pantani's parents, have made me reflect a lot. Marco and I were never friends, we were rivals. 15 years ago we duelled as amateurs, and when we turned pro, he obtained important results and I did not. I can say that I was jealous and perhaps it was because of this that we never became friends. To be here and to win this race has a great importance for me. I want to remember Marco in a proper manner. Today, I won for him.[3]
Winners
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |
Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
| 2005 | |
Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Lampre–Caffita |
| 2006 | |
Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital |
| 2007 | |
Franco Pellizotti (ITA) | Liquigas |
| 2008 | |
Enrico Rossi (ITA) | NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte |
| 2009 | |
Roberto Ferrari (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini |
| 2010 | |
Elia Viviani (ITA) | Liquigas–Doimo |
| 2011 | |
Fabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2012 | |
Fabio Felline (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 2013 | |
Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox |
| 2014 | |
Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF |
| 2015 | |
Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy national cycling team |
References
External links
- Official website (Italian)
