| 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 | 19 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
| Most wins |
|
| Most recent |  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ 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)