PRESS RELEASE: Marco Pantani: The Legend of a Tragic Champion (Velo News)

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On February 14, 2004, Italy's most recent Tour de France champion Marco Pantani died alone in a hotel room at the Adriatic beach town of Rimini. He was only 34 years old. Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, who lost to Pantani in two stages of the 2000 Tour, said: "I had deep respect for Marco.

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