Memorial Marco Pantani

The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Memorial Marco Pantani
Race details
DateSeptember
RegionEmilia-Romagna, Italy
Local name(s)Memorial Marco Pantani
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
OrganiserGruppo Sportivo Emilia
Web sitewww.gsemilia.it
History
First edition2004 (2004)
Editions19 (as of 2023)
First winner Damiano Cunego (ITA)
Most wins
Most recent Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)

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
2004  Italy Damiano Cunego Saeco
2005  Italy Gilberto Simoni Lampre–Caffita
2006  Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre–Fondital
2007  Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas
2008  Italy Enrico Rossi NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte
2009  Italy Roberto Ferrari LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
2010  Italy Elia Viviani Liquigas–Doimo
2011  Italy Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone
2012  Italy Fabio Felline Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013  Italy Sacha Modolo Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox
2014  Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF
2015  Italy Diego Ulissi Italian national team
2016  Italy Francesco Gavazzi Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2017  Italy Marco Zamparella Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2018  Italy Davide Ballerini Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019  Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko Astana
2020  Italy Fabio Felline Astana
2021  Italy Sonny Colbrelli Team Bahrain Victorious
2022 No race
2023  Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team

References
  1. Administrator. "Presentato il Memorial Marco Pantani - anche Giro della Romagna". gsemilia.it. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. "2013 Race Archive > Memorial Marco Pantani – Anche Giro della Romagna 2013 / August 31st". velorooms.com.
  3. "Simoni wins second Memorial Marco Pantani". cyclingnews.com. June 5, 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
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