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@josemanuelrodriguezrodrigu572510 ай бұрын
I'm from Spain. Marco is my absolute idol, before Miguel Indurain. He is the greatest climber of alltime (with Fede Bahamontes and José Manuel Fuente permission). Is was a pleasure to see his performances. We miss you Marco, we miss your romantic vision of cycling. Rest in peace Pirate ❤. Great video.
@stevenmcfarlane88313 жыл бұрын
Loved watching Marco. He just looks so “ right “ on a bike. At one with the machine. Cool on the bike. A brave descender and of course nobody climbed like him. Done it all with style. My hero.
@RKSxd Жыл бұрын
I am italian and was born in the same city of Pantani, Cesena. I know were he comes from, Cesenatico, a beach city on the Adriatic Sea, not too far from Rimini. There are statues and murales dedicated to him. We "Romagnoli" and generally italians cry each time Pantani is mentioned or we see an old video of him. You simply can't stop sobbing in front of his story, his legendary performances, his kind soul. I was 6 when he won the Giro and Tour, after coming back home from school and lunch time my father stood in front of the tv, watching him. Everybody was so proud of him. One time a journalist asked Pantani in italian: "Marco how can you go so fast while climbing?" He replied: "to relieve faster my agony". I'm sure Marco is one of the top cyclist in history and will always be.
@stihldavebergen34692 жыл бұрын
Greatest climber cycling has ever seen.
@ostojamartrix2 жыл бұрын
Doper
@stihldavebergen34692 жыл бұрын
@@ostojamartrix they all were back then
@ostojamartrix2 жыл бұрын
@@stihldavebergen3469 i now that and dont like them..
@alexbrains4292 жыл бұрын
@@ostojamartrix at least he wasn’t doing it whit usa army stuff
@hungryhandz1067 Жыл бұрын
🔥✊🏾M😉s Deff!!…👊🏾
@rudeboytom233 жыл бұрын
Marco was and will be the most true and inspiring cyclist. A true lover of cycling with deep knowledge of bikes. The fact that every day was responsible for his bike maintenance makes him beyond everyone by far the most dedicated rider. With respect and focus on cycling. For me as a beginner in 93 gave me courage and vision to discover a sport that still controls my existence. Forever in our hearts, beloved!
@antoniopesce88703 жыл бұрын
As italian and huge fan of Marco I can truly say that it's career was a roller-coaster from start to finish. The accidents and crash which affected his performances. The Pantani from 1994 could've won tour and Giro 2 more times with the experience of Pantani 1998. The saddest part of his life was when it was kicked out of the giro due to anomalies in his blood. Pantani took the blood test twice. the night before and straight after the exclusion. His blood was regular as for UCI regularation. During that year Pantani had become a serious problem for Italy because is dominance and popularity had taken over other sports. Moreover, the mafia had put serious bet on Pantani losing the Giro for high returns. Pantani Blood commissars didn't come from UCI but from the Italian cycling federation, hence a national body. The same had been corrupt by mafia and paid off to incriminate the Pirate. The test was taken omitting some important procedures and the vial was put away in a jacket pocket instead of being stored according to the regulatory procedures. Pantani exclusion from the Giro was seen by him as an act of power against the same . Someone wanted him out, and wanted to destroy him . Pantani was a motivated, determined and obstinate as person, even his dramatic during the injuries recovery ,always showed the willingness to come back racing . However, he was also very emotionally fragile. From that bloody 5th June 1999 , his morale went completely down, and as a result he entered a negative vortex that led him self destruction. The shame , the embarrassment and the conviction to have been framed , made him losing courage to fight against his enemies. The Italian media , made up stories on him to make audience and viewers and by doing this his depression trapped him in a bubble which he was never able to recover. The people who stood by him were no able to rescue an athlete , a man a hero that only after his death was glorified. The very last climber the cycling world has loved and admired.
@stibra1013 жыл бұрын
He was on EPO since 1995?
@mdk94953 жыл бұрын
I believe that he was not only framed to lose the Giro, but eventually perhaps even murdered, as nobody has yet explained the bruising on both his wrists and ankles. Maybe I'm just naive, but in my opinion - nobody using cocaine as a recreational drug throws a handful into a bottle of water and just drinks it! Even if he was depro and/or suicidal, someone has yet to explain the bruises . . . Many good people have been destroyed by the mob for not complying to their whims and desires.
@giuseppec81583 жыл бұрын
@@mdk9495 Said bottle of water was not analyzed and "mistakenly" destroyed exactly the morning that an examination permit was signed.
@treyquattro3 жыл бұрын
@@mdk9495 what would be the motive for murdering Pantani? He was already in a depressive and self-destructive state, taking "recreational" drugs, broken up with his gf, shamed and suffering nationalist revulsion in the belief that he had cheated. It's much more likely that there was no conspiracy here (although there probably was in the doping allegations and findings) and he just slid into an abyss and it killed him. The Italian police at the time were known as much for incompetence as corruption.
@mdk94953 жыл бұрын
There was an article I read about how the mafia asked him to "lose" the race, and because he didn't they would've lost big money . . . I follow a lot of mob people and the way this went down is mafia through and through. The bruises on both his legs and wrists, added to cocaine mixed in water must make me wonder if he was held down and the stuff forced down his throat. Gotta admit it was all just weird.
@Margarinethebutterlover3 жыл бұрын
I used to watch TDF on my windtrainer in the 90's and I used imagine myself chasing these cycling gods. Marco Pantani what a legend!
@susanhill83323 жыл бұрын
So sad how this poor guys life turned out at the end. No doubt the greatest climber ever.
@hazeraw Жыл бұрын
this is soo nostalgic and brings out all the good memories. thanks for this video 🔥 Rest in power, il pirata! ✊🏴☠
@tonykarabatsas17622 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest climbers ever. Love his style....out of the seat, in the drops....unique. Deserves his status as a legend.
@thesoultwins723 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to ride along side Pantani and his Mercatone-Uno squadra during their warm-up on the first stage of the 1998 TDF in Dublin. I was also there to see him win the Mont Ventoux stage of the 2000 TDF - despite yo-yoing 'off the back' virtually all day. Without doubt.....he was the greatest cyclist I have ever seen and nobody [and I mean NO body] was a better climber. My Hero. RIP il Pirata
@gullyrider13 жыл бұрын
A very unique rider with a lion's heart, he gave us a lot of great memories.
@AleForFun5 ай бұрын
Sincerely the best ever bicycle climber ever existed.
@sevenrats3 жыл бұрын
Marco Pantani is the greatest pure climber of all time. His time on Ventoux is the fastest ever. The three fastest times ever on Alpe d'Huez are by Marco. Did you read that? The three fastest times up Alpe d'Huez are held by 1)Marco Pantani, 2)Marco Pantani, 3)Marco Pantani. When he attacked on a climb he didn't just get away and hold it. He flew away like a rocket!
@chrisbach1533 Жыл бұрын
True. Lance Armstrong and Jan Ullrich made similar statements in the past years. They said Marco was the best pure climber they ve ever seen, and they saw them all, be it pre or after Marco.
@blackpaint9093 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisbach1533 considering Marco beat Armstrong fair and square in courchevel 2000, when he was already depressed, cocaine addict and barely training, we could fairly say he was on a whole other level in climbing. In 2000 he weighed 61kg, at his best condition he was 53-54 kg , thats a lot less weight. Indurain also stated that when Pantani attacks, you sit and go on your own pace
@chrisbach1533 Жыл бұрын
Overall i agree, but when it comes to the Tour 2000 you cant just take Courchevel. Armstrong beat him in Hautacam and on the stage before Courchevel (this wasnt the final climb, maybe it was the Col Izoar or what ever the name of that mountain is), Mont Ventoux it was a draw and Pantani won Courchevel. So in 2000 it was like this: 2 wins for Armstrong 1 win for Pantani 1 draw So Lance won that in 2000. But like you said Marco was already done during that time.
@Alexgrodas2 жыл бұрын
This man is why I do cycling
@weirddylan77212 жыл бұрын
my grandfather was a huge cycling fan on couch and so one day about 2011-2012 he told you know that when you were bor pantani died in the same night and as a kid i didn´t really think about it much but now i know that pantani was a pure legend and since i am italian it has a +1 on my sympathy ^^
@stevecooper70383 жыл бұрын
Simple answer to a simple question. Pantani was one of if not THEE best ever climber.
@TheLimerickman1233 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this, his battles made me fall in love with cycling and I say this as an Irish man he is my favorite of all time...thanks again
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
He is truly a legend of the sport and his legend for sure wont die
@blackfriar0003 жыл бұрын
We'll never forget Marco.
@mikew.5991 Жыл бұрын
Marco was the most gifted climber cycling has ever seen; it was an honour to watch him at his best.
@TheRebuilt13 жыл бұрын
love and miss the pirate. A gem of a cyclist and person.
@alexanderlawson16493 жыл бұрын
He had great style on the bike, it was a delight to watch him, ride on the drops, attacking on the biggest hills in the World, I remember him, he was an artist, an outstanding athlete and also a young man who made mistakes, as we all do. Marco Pantani, I salute you.
@giordanostramare3 жыл бұрын
The best. Simply. I have great memories of him sprinting on the climb, I was a child with my grandpa on the sofa, and pantani in tv. Once which the school we went to see the Giro passing through our town in the dolomitic stage, and we know Pantani was there, in the bunch waiting for the mountain, once home he was not anymore.
@htmonaro19693 жыл бұрын
I have been following cycling since I started racing in the early 1970s, which doesn't sound that impressive but I am from Australia, where cycling is not that popular. It is very difficult to say who my favourite rider is, but Pantani is in the top 5. This video is very emotional for me because even almost two decades after his untimely death I still feel sad that he felt there was no options left but to take his own life. Cycling really does create such a risk/reward environment for drugs, but when these young men are caught, they are ostracised. It is still rampant, particularly micro dosing. Arguably the most beautiful sport of all, is also one of the most destructive on the athletes. Pantani rest in peace.
@blackbeansmatter12803 жыл бұрын
Insanely good. He was a master. Rip ❤
@ZENmud3 жыл бұрын
He died on my birthday 😔 I lived on Lac Léman, Suisse for 12 years; a few years after he died, my Brit friend was chasing an Italian woman, so we somehow were invited to the Italian woman's friend's birthday party in Lausanne. A beauty showed up, with a huge pot of risotto aux champignons...it was the best item served. I never met that beauty. But I made a new friend that night ~ she said "You didn't meet her? She was Marco Pantani's girlfriend, when he died..." ❤️
@robertovini54153 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that please do more of these
@johnandrews35683 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this together. Brings back a LOT of memories. Marco was awesome and seeing those old kits... wow. I still have the blue Mercatone Uno TdF kit and also a full yellow MU kit (and actually red Pinarello team bike, as I'm a big fan of Eros Poli). Come to think of it, an episode on Eros would be awesome... highlighting his Ventoux stage win.
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@TBIGaming2 жыл бұрын
Thank you @thecyclingdane for this video! Finally someone who doesn't always focus on the bad things Marco did outside of cycling but on the magical cycling moments he gave us! Again, as a huge Marco Pantani fan, I thank you! R.I.P. Marco P.S. you need to work on your pronounciation of Col du Galibier LOL
@thecyclingdane2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate that! :) And yeah that pronunciation after I have no idea why I didnt pick that up lol
@RadioManJ4 ай бұрын
Well I was lucky enough to be there, at the last turn, at Courchevel 2000, Pantani's last Tour de France win. With my dad and my best friend.
@zaralundcy88842 жыл бұрын
He was REALLY REALLY that good-cycling God! Great video thank you so much!
@richardcarr64932 жыл бұрын
I JUST WATCHED ALL HIS TDF STUFF HERE AND LOVED ALL OF IT ESPECIALLY HIM VS LANCE , ALSO love the facts he still holds the fastest records on all those climbs !! now l gotta go check out his set up
@milktrain55673 жыл бұрын
Didn't remember anything but the name, but after watching this well done documentary, I get the impression that he might have been one of the best climbers in the sports history.
@bagghius3 жыл бұрын
I remember the excitement I had from watching him as a kid, and how much of a heartbreak I got when it was revealed he was breaking the rules. The memory of seeing him on the drops and climbing up anything at an insane speed is still alive and we are still waiting for someone else to bring that level of excitement again
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Well said and yeah his style and agressiveness was amazing
@ErwannIV3 жыл бұрын
ricco, tried must did the same
@timtaylor95903 жыл бұрын
did the rest of you break the day you found out they all cheat??
@cfcreative13 жыл бұрын
people now are sick pharmaceutical sheep a rider will come from some small village with no vaccines and yawn as he overtakes the sickly riders from rich countries
@gianmatteoredaelli68232 жыл бұрын
Non ha infranto nessuna regola
@R1bES3 жыл бұрын
July 1998, Sunday afternoon, shortly after lunch. On the Galbier fog, rain and cold. Marco gets up on the pedals and enters the legend. Forever. Ciao Pirata, non ti dimenticheremo mai, perché tu vivi in quell'emozione che proviamo ogni volta ripensando a quel giorno, a quel momento, a quello scatto.
@pantani98863 жыл бұрын
I am a massive Pantani fan and know he was murdered as well as having it covered up! I also love cycling and have virtually all his cycle racing kits from 1995-1998! It is extremely hard to get certain bits, I have been extremely lucky to source them. I am also the opposite of him as I am 6'3" tall, and a bit overweight. I am now 53 years old, and ride my top-end Italian Colnago C60 with Campagnolo Super Record EPS, Bora Ultra wheels, etc.
@MyDemon323 жыл бұрын
oh cool! who cares?
@tonykarabatsas17622 жыл бұрын
Agree. I have some of his kit, 2 Colnago (c40 and a tecnos master) and just turned 60. I remember watching those epic stages live on sbs tv in Melbourne Australia. Epic
@deg67882 жыл бұрын
@@MyDemon32 why do you answer little man ....even better lowiq mammal
@mojo2679 Жыл бұрын
Go away
@christopherfisher7805 Жыл бұрын
Pantani!! The man responsible for me wearing a bandana and Briko sunglasses for the past 20 years. RIP MARCO.
@artery80773 жыл бұрын
I loved seeing Pantani ride and I think he never really got over getting thrown off the 1999 Giro.
@toddxenacio74703 жыл бұрын
agree his climbing was hypnotic
@davidpatrick97512 жыл бұрын
The Maradona of the Mountains... both greatly missed.
@hazeraw Жыл бұрын
your comment is such a jewel! salute, sir! 🔥
@davidleigh76983 жыл бұрын
Of course the answer is he was extremely good!
@paolocastellano48483 жыл бұрын
That was a great video! Thank you!
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@Dglokky2893 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Glad you liked it :) Will do more
@edwardp57483 жыл бұрын
great job man!
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it Edward
@Hugo-um8nh3 жыл бұрын
The passion started with him. He is the reason I ride mostly bianchis .He is the reason I climb in the drops. I wasnt even born when he was in the peloton I own a Mega proXL an XL Ev2 and a Aria PS i'm 22
@cosinus_square3 жыл бұрын
He is a legend no doubt, but he comfortably climbed out of saddle in the drops because he was short.
@tworandy3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I love his passion for riding.
@Knud4513 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting and well put together. It must have taken a lot of time. People can say a lot of things about Pantani, but holy smokes could he ride a bike (doping or not).
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Ja so true, such an icon of the sport. My old coach knew him when he was 15 years old and my coach was a pro and Pantani destroyed him and his team-mates on a 5k climb
@kazzapable3 жыл бұрын
He was framed!
@antoineparrella84023 жыл бұрын
it's like to believe that the other bikers was not doped..hahahahahha :-)
@robster68683 жыл бұрын
I remember riding down to Brighton to watch the tour in 1994 and we found ourselves outside the carrera team hotel, I managed to bag the team postcard collection and got them all signed except Marcos unfortunately. Great days.
@dennisspors75303 жыл бұрын
I also ride Bianchis and am a big fan. I have and ride all of his model race bikes: XL Pro, two ev2's and two ev4's. The bikes still hold these climbing records and I would not ride anything else. I also just got an ev4 to restore. Pantani had so much style and heart he distanced himself from all the others especially Armstrong
@ultimobici. Жыл бұрын
Pity he didn’t ride a Bianchi built frame. All built by outside builders.
@mikehermesmeglio Жыл бұрын
Have you had any trouble with welds or downtubes cracking? Do the frames lose stiffness after many miles of riding?
@dennisspors7530 Жыл бұрын
I am 210 lbs and ride several times a week. This imcludes my XL Pro since 1999. no frame problems with any of them i have seen head tube failires with the ml. i maintain my fleet and make sure everything is tight, oil and functioning.I ride at 125 psi. xl pro, four ev2, 2 ev3 and 2 ev4.A good overhaull every winter.. no issues.
@gabrieljohannson67773 жыл бұрын
There is a recent Italian movie about Pantani; "The Pantani case - The murder of a champion (2020)". Was to be released in 2020 but I have not seen it.
@barriem53183 жыл бұрын
The doping was rampant back then but I can always appreciate the shear suffering and competitive will of these gladiators. Amazing and fearless performances. Racing seems more calculated now (perhaps easier to have a bad day with less doping going on). Alaphilippe has brought back some of the old school panache for sure. He may never become a grand tour rider though.
@toddxenacio74703 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video!
@Ayog062 жыл бұрын
Pantani fue un dios.
@lkb3rd3 жыл бұрын
I am glad we can appreciate these amazing riders, and that exciting era in cycling. It's bittersweet of course, knowing as much as we know now :/ But nonetheless it was great as a fan. Great riders, great personalities, great controversy...
@garymartin5573 жыл бұрын
the man who gave me the love of cycling.
@landiepete3 жыл бұрын
A champion power lifter once told me (paraphrasing): 'when you get to this level of performance it is no longer about the innate talent or strength of your body, but about your tolerance for performance enhancing drugs. Where one athlete may have more talent, strength and endurance to train while clean, he may only be able to tolerate X of a performance enhancing substance, while a lesser athlete may be able to tolerate 2x of the same substance, allowing him to train harder and gain more performance'. Whatever you think of Pantani and his contemporaries, you can never compare doped athletes to clean ones. It's a totally different set of capabilities.
@cianmckeaney36083 жыл бұрын
you really think todays cyclists are clean?
@landiepete3 жыл бұрын
@@cianmckeaney3608 What I think is neither here nor there. But I wouldn't hesitate to claim the top teams are on the bleeding edge of nutrition and recovery technology. In how far these are 'illegal' is anyone's guess, and claiming anything pertaining to the extent they 'will' become illegal would be witchcraft. Unfortunately I don't float.
@nihonbunka2 жыл бұрын
@@landiepete But.... "you can never compare doped athletes to clean ones. It's a totally different set of capabilities." What? What clean ones, in cycling?
@mathguy10152 жыл бұрын
Glad someone pointed this out to all the fanbois. The riders of that era were fun to watch, but we’ll never know how good they really were.
@ballyp813 жыл бұрын
thank you for this cool video!
@laopang913623 жыл бұрын
One of the very best!
@JonneytheKidd2 жыл бұрын
Very, Very good video and tribute to one of "THEE GREATS" for sure. Thank you for doing this. I hated Lance Armstrong and I couldn't stand Lance's arrogance by making the statement that he gifted Marco the one on that stage.
@thecyclingdane2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mike for the kind words! And true agree about Lance's arrogance
@julianmorris99512 жыл бұрын
Armstrong did a bad thing there, personally I don’t care about all the drugs they took and I do believe Armstrong shouldn’t have been stripped of the seven wins but the one thing I’ll never forgive him for is putting doubt in Marcos mind as to wether he actually won the stage or was given it, that was a low move and was uncalled for.
@Igor-ps5cd2 жыл бұрын
Great champion
@robertphillips30783 жыл бұрын
My 3 favorite climbers Pantani Contador & Ritchie Porte from Australia when he was going well. As l am an Aussie l have 2 put him in there. Contador said a few yrs back if he was picking a rider 4 his team it would be Porte.
@twright19832 жыл бұрын
If you watch back his alpe d’huez performance in 1997 - it’s absolutely ridiculous
@steveChef702 жыл бұрын
A tortured genius . RIP Marco.
@1a2b3c4. Жыл бұрын
Excellent video.
@arthurshelby206 Жыл бұрын
The Pirate 🏴☠️
@ebrown1123 жыл бұрын
please do a viddy on big mig! and maybe one on ulrich bc he’s always an afterthought lol.
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Good idea will get around to that as well
@Fantacycling3 жыл бұрын
the best.
@AndyMoore0073 жыл бұрын
He was a Cycling God. Though there remains solid reasons why his record breaking times on the mountains still hold. And may never be beaten. He was drugged to the eyeballs. It does not distract my admiration of him though. Most cyclists were doped up in that era. He was a legend 💪
@edwardo73093 жыл бұрын
Theyre still drugged on better more sophisticated bikes and still they cant beat marco or get anywhere near his records but maybe someone will eventually haha
@AndyMoore0073 жыл бұрын
@@edwardo7309 no. Sorry. That's where you're wrong. There is now almost no drug taking compared to the prolific, institutionalized drug taking of the 1990s. Doping tests are so rigorous now that riders and teams barely take these risks which is why stage and grand tour times are several minutes slower than they used to be. Doping riders are rare. Fines are severe and careers are finished.
@samradcliff88173 жыл бұрын
@@AndyMoore007 I’m sure they still find a way to dope like Bradley wiggins
@stevecooper70383 жыл бұрын
Please provide empirical evidence for your wild and unsubstantiated claims.
@samradcliff88173 жыл бұрын
@@stevecooper7038 that’s a very similar response to what Lance Armstrong used to say
@bengtwahlstedt10213 жыл бұрын
IL PIRATA 😥🚲
@therealignotus75492 жыл бұрын
Greatest ever
@czeckson743 жыл бұрын
1998 - what a year ! Marco rode a smaller 44 chainring, not that 36 kindergarten from nowadays.
@HudoHudHudec3 жыл бұрын
it is easier when you have 60+ hematocrit level.
@ebrown1123 жыл бұрын
@@HudoHudHudec ohhh the good ole days...
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha
@canaljkt3 жыл бұрын
i have 36\28, but most ppl now have 34\32 kkk
@abone2pick3 жыл бұрын
@@HudoHudHudec he only used it on the flat stages. He rode 39 on the mountains
@RadioManJ4 ай бұрын
Grew up in Italy in the Pantani years, what an unbelievable rider! It's a pity that he came of age during the EPO years and that it ended up as it did.
@trabalhonopedal95672 жыл бұрын
Great video. Congrats. Pirata is the GOAT. I like Coppi and Merckx, but Pantani would have been the greatest if the mafia hadn't acted.
@daniellebron26083 жыл бұрын
Best climber ever
@michaelpaulos420 Жыл бұрын
He was one of the best for sure. Watching his form in the mountains help me tremendously inside versus exact height weight etc. So I copy the style. Like I meant the world to me! Who is also the fastest man ever down a mountain at over 80 mph. For real
@gerhardschneider75063 жыл бұрын
Crazy I was watching the Giro at the bottom of the Passo del Giovo that year. Can only remember Miguel Indurain. Wasn't aware that this would have been Marco's 1st win at the Giro.
@foldupaudi76457 ай бұрын
Thank you
@cycleSCUBA3 жыл бұрын
You try doing the same climbs he did, and after the distances beforehand. Try doing them in even remotely the same time. That's how good Marco was. Rest in Peace Marco.
@davidm72053 жыл бұрын
Great video. What is the background music?
@felixjones91982 жыл бұрын
After his horrendous stack in the TDF (I forget the year) I was drunk and I half-jokingly put ten quid on him to win both the TDF and the Giro the next year he was able to ride and then forgot about it. Until he did. At 300-1.
@superstrada68473 жыл бұрын
Super-man. Pantani a clear and great champion. Q: I wonder to what degree, if he doped. No that it matters, some legends transend their vulnerabilities by the nature of their human qualities.
@MONYN76ISLAS3 жыл бұрын
Would you say the same about Lance Armstrong .. if your comment is true .. without caring if they were really doped ??
@Nivacromcolumbus2 жыл бұрын
He also did the fastest climbs without a carbon frame, which pretty much says everything. Bravo
@jurimarchesan49835 ай бұрын
You have to think that when he was an amateur he could even beat professionals uphill. He had an innate gift for climbing. Marco Pantani the best climber ever ❤💪
@donaljamescaddye38052 жыл бұрын
Just a sad tale and the person who knows the truth is gone - that documentary The Accidental Death of a Cyclist showed his heartbroken mother and it really made me sad to see her with so many unanswered questions. Everybody knew the state he was in why did nobody help the poor critter - or maybe the Mob had summit to do with it. Bottom line a mother has lost her son tragically and cycling has lost a legend in questionable circumstances- RIP Marco !
@thecyclingdane2 жыл бұрын
Well said
@JosephDilelloPhotography9 ай бұрын
The pirata . Marco Pantani
@nickbamber2682 жыл бұрын
The records are not the only reason for his legacy. It was also his willingness to attack and his speed of attack on steeper sections. Since Marco everything has been dominated by teams helping their star riders and by high tech training and racing apps. The riders today just follow what the algorithms tell them. In the 1990s riders were still responsible for their own destinies. Marco was the last of the great cyclists.
@leonardofabbri7930 Жыл бұрын
definitely. his creativity, racecraft based on insticts, hunger to reverse odds and predictions, taste for epicness, will to create a spectacle for fans whatever it takes. even if the cost was blowing up. and you knew if he in the race, something was going to happen. the par excellence threat to make the race explode everytime road went uphill.
@nickbamber268 Жыл бұрын
@@leonardofabbri7930 There was some hope that Nairo Quintana would be the new Pantani. But those were big shoes to fill and as I mentioned there were other factors that made it less possible for an individual to shine in that way.
@leonardofabbri7930 Жыл бұрын
@@nickbamber268 I know, I know and me too at a certain point thought Nairo could bring same style, but the guy evolved into something too hesitant and reluctant to attack. Now he's definitely long time out of his prime with no apparent reason (I seriously believe his real age different than what always officially declared). TDF editions with him, Valverde and Landa all together in Movistar, ending to cancel each other rather than put pressure on SKY team, were grotesque
@jeffreyreeves91133 жыл бұрын
Bobby Julich (3rd place, 1998 TdF) didn't even try to keep up with Pantani in the mountains.
@crinside7 ай бұрын
The greatest climber ever, Grande Pantani.
@Sills713 жыл бұрын
It would have been the best to see Pantani and Contador race each other at their best.
@twright19832 жыл бұрын
Contador was good but pantani would have battered him
@juanarce69003 жыл бұрын
God bless his soul my friends.
@asnark71152 жыл бұрын
We'll never know. EPO was the first drug that distorted grades GC talent by making them all homogenous.
@patrickloper6713 жыл бұрын
If he could have time trialed as well as he climbed he very well could have been a 4 or 5 time champ
@thecyclingdane3 жыл бұрын
Yeah true he lost HUGE time in the time trials
@twright19832 жыл бұрын
His 1998 tour win was even more remarkable as he lost so much time on the prologue as he basically barely tried on it
@henriksrensen32208 ай бұрын
He was good. EPO made him a great rider
@reinhardtchristian47593 жыл бұрын
I have a Jersey from Mercatone Une.... ....great
@treyquattro3 жыл бұрын
I still don't REALLY know how good was Marco Pantani, in absolute terms. Was he racing "enhanced" or not? I prefer to believe that he was supremely naturally gifted and had a beneficial power-to-weight ratio that made him the best climber of his generation, if not for several generations. However, while I prefer to believe that he wasn't on EPO, and that he was framed, I can't help thinking that a) if everyone was doing it you'd be at a disadvantage if you kept to your ethics and didn't use it also, and b) why didn't he strenuously protest his innocence, at the expense of getting a raft of lawyers and gong to court? I suppose his fragile emotional state and inherent self-destructiveness might explain the latter, and he may have had no knowledge of exactly what treatments he was really exposed to by his doctors which might explain the former. While I want to believe that Pantani was pure, I just don't really know! Regardless, if everyone was taking the same substances then Pantani was still relatively that much more superior to the other riders in the Tour, Giro and Vuelta. It's telling though that Pantani's time up Piancovallo still bests even the modern riders by over one minute and thirty seconds in a 36 minute 20 seconds ride. Great video honoring a great cyclist, and a great man. RIP Marco Pantani.
@kasperkjrsgaard14472 жыл бұрын
He was a fighter at the stages -
@valapalisok30862 жыл бұрын
Since you posted the question "how good really was Marco Pantani", why didnt you mention that he was suspended because of doping, and that he was doping his whole career? I know you are a fan but you must be objective when posting such queries.
@micaelpasolini50192 жыл бұрын
He wasnt doped, a boss of the mafia saied a thing: We have done this to his blood, we have bid for his loss. Check ur info before sua something
@valapalisok30862 жыл бұрын
@@micaelpasolini5019 why dont you ask UCI? theyre the once involved in cycling.
@valapalisok30862 жыл бұрын
@@micaelpasolini5019 im sure when pantani died, you read all news articles about him. thats where i got the info.
@erwinmeijer9408 Жыл бұрын
So what! The whole peloton where on the dope, boogerd, Armstrong ullrich beloki botero heras hamilton tonkov vinokoerov hincapee landis dekker 😅
@valapalisok3086 Жыл бұрын
@@erwinmeijer9408 your morals are very low
@roadracer15843 жыл бұрын
It's hard to tell how good Pantani was given most everyone (including Pantani) was juiced to the gill when Pantani was racing. Maybe there ought to be a category of best juiced climber of all time. Pantani wins hands down.
@simonm14473 жыл бұрын
He would probably had been still good without doping, since doping isn't making people fast, but is making fast cyclists even more faster. Doping don't replace training and skills, it just gives an advantage over people not taking it (but of course most did it, and probably all top cyclists back then did)
@ytbenavraham95538 ай бұрын
Being pulled off the course during the race, that was the end for him. Mentally, it was over. Humiliation is the end for every man