Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest ever climbs up the Tour's iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and other cyclists including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani's climbing skills. He is the second to last rider and one of only eight to ever win the Tour de France – Giro d'Italia double, doing so in 1998. He is the sixth of seven Italians, after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi, and before Vincenzo Nibali to win the Tour de France.
The classic cycle races are the most prestigious one-day professional road cycling races in the international calendar. Some of these events date back to the 19th century. They are normally held at roughly the same time each year. The five most revered races are often described as the cycling monuments.
Giovanni Visconti is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI ProTeam VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè.
Oscar Gatto is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2007 and 2020, for seven different teams. His nickname is 'Oscar the Cat' because his surname (Gatto) is the Italian word for "cat", and his first name is Oscar.
Francesco Gavazzi is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2023.
Marco Marcato is an Italian former racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.
The Coppa Placci is a semi-classic European bicycle race held between Imola, Italy and San Marino. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.
The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Simone Ponzi is an Italian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini. He turned professional in 2009.
Fabio Felline is an Italian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2024.
Manuel Belletti is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Eolo–Kometa. He took a total of 21 professional wins during his career, nine of them on Italian soil.
Fabio Taborre was an Italian professional road cyclist, suspended from the sport due to an anti-doping violation.
Miguel Ángel Rubiano Chávez is a Colombian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for Mexican amateur team Petrolike. Rubiano has also competed for the Ceramica Panaria–Navigare, Centri della Calzatura–Partizan, Meridiana–Kamen, D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo, Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela, Colombia, China Continental Team of Gansu Bank, Coldeportes–Zenú and Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas squads. During his career, he has competed in five Grand Tours, including four editions of the Giro d'Italia and the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Kristian Sbaragli is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini. Professional since 2013, he won stage 10 of the 2015 Vuelta a España.
Andrea Pasqualon (born 2 January 1988 is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France.
Davide Ballerini is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team. Professional since 2017, he has won the 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the 2022 Coppa Bernocchi and was the 2019 European Games gold medalist in the road race. He has also competed in five Grand Tours and won a stage of the 2020 Tour de Pologne.
Simone Velasco is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.
Vincenzo Albanese is an Italian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.
Mattia Bais is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Polti VisitMalta. Professional since 2020, he has competed in three editions of the Giro d'Italia. His brother Davide is also a professional cyclist on the same team.
Filippo Zana is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla. Professional since 2020, he has won the 2023 Tour of Slovenia as well as stage 18 of the 2023 Giro d'Italia. He was also the 2022 Italian national road race champion.
Jean-Baptiste Dortignacq (FRA)
Fausto Coppi (ITA) (3 wins)
António Morgado (POR)
