Memorial Marco Pantani
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early-October |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| English name | Memorial Marco Pantani |
| Local name(s) | Memorial Marco Pantani – anche Giro della Romagna (Italian) |
| 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 – anche Giro della Romagna (formerly Memorial Marco Pantani) is 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 in 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
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |
Cunego, DamianoDamiano Cunego (ITA) | Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
| 2005 | |
Simoni, GilbertoGilberto Simoni (ITA) | Lampre–Caffita |
| 2006 | |
Bennati, DanieleDaniele Bennati (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital |
| 2007 | |
Pellizotti, FrancoFranco Pellizotti (ITA) | Liquigas |
| 2008 | |
Rossi, EnricoEnrico Rossi (ITA) | NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte |
| 2009 | |
Ferrari, RobertoRoberto Ferrari (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini |
| 2010 | |
Viviani, EliaElia Viviani (ITA) | Liquigas–Doimo |
| 2011 | |
Taborre, FabioFabio Taborre (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone |
| 2012 | |
Felline, FabioFabio Felline (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela |
| 2013 | |
Modolo, SachaSacha Modolo (ITA) | Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox |
| 2014 | |
Colbrelli, SonnySonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF |
| 2015 | |
Ulissi, DiegoDiego Ulissi (ITA) | Italy national cycling team |
References
- ↑ Administrator. "Presentato il Memorial Marco Pantani - anche Giro della Romagna". gsemilia.it.
- ↑ "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 (Italian)
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