Memorial Marco Pantani
Fabio Felline (ITA)
Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
- (2 wins)
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The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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 | |
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 | |
2020 | ![]() | Fabio Felline | Astana | |
2021 | ![]() | Sonny Colbrelli | Team Bahrain Victorious | |
2022 | No race | |||
2023 | ![]() | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
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)