1999 Giro d'Italia
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The 1999 Giro d'Italia was the 82nd edition of the Giro. It began on 15 May with a mass-start stage that stretched from Agrigento to Modica. The race came to a close on 6 June with a mass-start stage
Madonna di Campiglio hosted the finish of the 175 km (109 mi) twentieth stage.
The Passo di Gavia was the Cima Coppi for the 1999 edition of the Giro.
Marco Pantani
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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 reco
1999 Giro d'Italia
…was won by the Italian Ivan Gotti (sub judice )of the Team Polti team. Second and third were the Italians riders Paolo Savoldelli and Gilberto Simoni. Marco Pantani is credited with four high mountain stage victories. Late in the race Marco Pantani was accused of using EPO and was expelled either as the result of…
Pantani climbing Alpe d'Huez in 1997
Bike used by Pantani during the 1998 Tour de France
Fans on the roadside of the climb to Les Deux Alpes, awaiting the arrival of the 1998 Tour de France
Pantani near Briançon at the 2000 Tour de France