Memorial Marco Pantani
The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Race details | |
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Date | September |
Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Local name(s) | Memorial Marco Pantani |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
Type | Single-day |
Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
Web site | www![]() |
History | |
First edition | 2004 |
Editions | 16 (as of 2019) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | No repeat winners |
Most recent | ![]() |
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 the 2005 edition of the race, he paid tribute to Pantani's memory by saying:
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
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2004 | ![]() |
Damiano Cunego | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
2005 | ![]() |
Gilberto Simoni | Lampre–Caffita |
2006 | ![]() |
Daniele Bennati | Lampre–Fondital |
2007 | ![]() |
Franco Pellizotti | Liquigas |
2008 | ![]() |
Enrico Rossi | NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte |
2009 | ![]() |
Roberto Ferrari | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini |
2010 | ![]() |
Elia Viviani | Liquigas–Doimo |
2011 | ![]() |
Fabio Taborre | Acqua & Sapone |
2012 | ![]() |
Fabio Felline | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
2013 | ![]() |
Sacha Modolo | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox |
2014 | ![]() |
Sonny Colbrelli | Bardiani–CSF |
2015 | ![]() |
Diego Ulissi | Italian national team |
2016 | ![]() |
Francesco Gavazzi | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
2017 | ![]() |
Marco Zamparella | Amore & Vita–Selle SMP |
2018 | ![]() |
Davide Ballerini | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec |
2019 | ![]() |
Alexey Lutsenko | Astana |
References
- Administrator. "Presentato il Memorial Marco Pantani - anche Giro della Romagna". gsemilia.it. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
- "2013 Race Archive > Memorial Marco Pantani – Anche Giro della Romagna 2013 / August 31st". velorooms.com.
- "Simoni wins second Memorial Marco Pantani". cyclingnews.com. June 5, 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)