Memorial Marco Pantani
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 20 (as of 2024) |
| First winner |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
| Most wins |
|
| Most recent |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | |
| 2024 | Switzerland
|
Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates | |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Official website (in Italian)