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Non smetterò mai di rivedere questa tappa e ogni volta che la rivedo mi si raddrizza il pelo marco sei stato un grande continuo a maledire tutti coloro che ti hanno rovinato la vita

I was there that day and what a day-the weather didnt dampen the spirits of the huge crowds and made for a life long memory Oh and of course the sun shone both the previous day and the following day-c`est la vie

😂 The play by play hosts, the monster attacks, the crazy crowds this as a magic time in history that will never be repeated again.

damn that ride fast

I remember as a child the interminable straight at Gap with poor Bitossi overtaken at the last meter by Marino Basso, Gimondi's feat in '73 over Merckx, Zoetmelk and Ocana, then Saronni's splendid close at Goodwood in '83 but this beats them all. It is a legendary victory with gaps from other times that forever delivers Marco Pantani to the Pantheon of the greats. Every adjective and superlative are absolutely justified for what I believe is the greatest and truly dazzling sporting achievement in cycling in the last at least 50 years. Honor, regret and an infinite thank you to the Pirate and an affectionate thought for mother Tonina. Ricordo da bambino l'interminabile rettilineo di Gap con il povero Bitossi superato all'ultimo metro da Marino Basso, l'impresa di Gimondi nel 73 su Merckx, Zoetmelk e Ocana, poi la splendida rasoiata di Saronni a Goodwood nell' 83 ma questa le batte tutte. Si tratta di una vittoria leggendaria con distacchi di altri tempi che consegna per sempre al Panteon dei grandissimi Marco Pantani. Ogni aggettivo ogni superlativo sono assolutamente giustificati per quella che ritengo sia la impresa sportiva nel ciclismo piu' grande e realmente sfolgorante degli ultimi almeno 50 anni. Onore, rimpianto e un infinito grazie al Pirata e un pensiero affettuoso per mamma Tonina.

I well remember this stage... I was living in Boone NC and went on a big mountain ride that day (Beech among others) in very similar conditions. I watched the stage after my ride in front of the fireplace. I remember thinking, "this sure does not suck:" both my ride and Pantani's excellent stage win.

When people say they were cheating by taking E,P,O It's only cheating if no other riders and rivals etc aren't taking and doing it too !! So ye Not cheating on anyone! You are just MAKING THE RACE EVEN AND EQUAL ! AS I say you can't cheat ye rivals If you are doing the same as them ! And Only cheat them If They Aren't !!

Quasi quasi oggi mi dimenticavo di guardarlo.

Great stage

These consistent warm summer days of the last few tours where boring.

Best ever pantani

I remember.this stage so well , awesome

180mm cranks, 24t cassette, 60 rpm, total destruction

Everyone juiced up but what a stage - love this climb. Say what you like about this era there was some superb stages :)

No wonder he was chemically aided, he should be ridiculed at every opportunity cheating bastard. How can you idolise a cheat

The best all the time ❤️

PANTANI the greatest bicycle climber of all time !

This stage was my most favourite memory of watching cycling since about 1993. Marco just incredible. Thank you.

Those comments here...do you people realize that he became super depressed after that...because of all the doping he took..so literally all you "fans" wanting excitement in this sport are also responsible that your favorite died and had a miserable life after this "epic" attack... This just shows me that most fans are not real fans, they just want to get entertained and don't care if their so called idol dies from it. All for the show

Sempre davanti Pantani

Despite the Festina scandal, Team Pantani dared to continue doping, Team Telekom no longer dared to do so, or was no longer able to do so to the full extent. That's all.

My favorite part of the 98 tour is when Pantani passes Ullrich on the Galibier and he's like, "What the fuck, i got the best stuff, what the hell did you take!?" Big fan as a kid, but doping ruins the appeal of the sport to me. Those guys were juiced af and stuck to the drugs. Pantanis heart didn't make it and Ullrich is a mess.

Pantani the best ascent of all time!

gareggiava con gente che barava

gareggiava con persone che baravano

Whoever dies becomes a hero. If Armstrong was dead, he would be the hero and Pantani would be called a junkie and stuff like that.

¡🏴‍☠️!

🏴‍☠️⛰️⛰️⛰️

Pantani on the big chainring!!! The boss!!

bjarmy rees! mr 60% the people standing in the road cheering in blissful denial, its truly pitiful .

All enhanced performances,, get real for gods sake, cheats,

An aluminum bike won that year. :)

Pantani had gr8 Cadence considering the rear cluster they used way back in 1998

The ultimate climber...period.

The best Jan Ullrich tribute whithout any doubt @

Contador was an aggressive and exciting rider but he wasn't as exciting as Marco. This day was the most incredible I have seen since I started following this sport closely in about 1992. A classic David vs Goliath battle with Jan. Kudos to Ullrich for his attack the following day but Marco stuck to his wheel like a limpet all but sealing the TdF win and the last Giro / Tour double. RIP.

Legend..RIP big Marco

It will never cease to irritate me that Pantani had to take the heat for doping. If he had never gotten that suspicious hematocrit reading, he could have easily competed with Armstrong for at least 3-5 years. He would have done the double in 1999 too, that Oropa performance was something else.

Amazing when hematocrit values reach the heady heights of 60%

Quando il ciclismo era leggenda!

legend !

The day Jan Ullrich lost the Yellow jersey for ever

RIP Pirata. The most exciting rider ever

RIP Paul Sherwin

I watched this live. Epic racing. Ullrich always had bad luck.

It’s hard to think that the race matters now that we know that Pantani was doped to the gills.

Ulrich are not a figther,he is a smooth cylcer🙈

Tour de Dope. 😃

Bobby Julich had natural talent as he was a gifted junior and amateur rider...his trajectory was long, alas he took shortcuts, had a few untimely injuries and never fulfilled his potential. Sound familiar?