Memorial Marco Pantani

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Memorial Marco Pantani
Race details
DateSeptember
RegionEmilia-Romagna, Italy
Local name(s)Memorial Marco Pantani
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
TypeSingle-day
OrganiserGruppo Sportivo Emilia
Web site www.gsemilia.it OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition2004 (2004)
Editions21 (as of 2025)
First winnerFlag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA)
Most wins
Most recentFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Storer  (AUS)

The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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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

YearCountryRiderTeam
2004Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Damiano Cunego Saeco
2005Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gilberto Simoni Lampre–Caffita
2006Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre–Fondital
2007Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas
2008Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Enrico Rossi NGC Medical-OTC Industria Porte
2009Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Roberto Ferrari LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
2010Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Elia Viviani Liquigas–Doimo
2011Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabio Taborre Acqua & Sapone
2012Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabio Felline Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
2013Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sacha Modolo Bardiani Valvole–CSF Inox
2014Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sonny Colbrelli Bardiani–CSF
2015Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Diego Ulissi Italian national team
2016Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Francesco Gavazzi Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2017Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Marco Zamparella Amore & Vita–Selle SMP
2018Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Ballerini Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
2019Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko Astana
2020Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fabio Felline Astana
2021Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sonny Colbrelli Team Bahrain Victorious
2022No race
2023Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Alexey Lutsenko Astana Qazaqstan Team
2024Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Marc Hirschi UAE Team Emirates
2025Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Michael Storer Tudor Pro Cycling Team

References

  1. Administrator. "Presentato il Memorial Marco Pantani - anche Giro della Romagna". gsemilia.it. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2015-02-21.
  2. "2013 Race Archive > Memorial Marco Pantani – Anche Giro della Romagna 2013 / August 31st". velorooms.com.
  3. "Simoni wins second Memorial Marco Pantani". cyclingnews.com. June 5, 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2007.