Date Early-October Local name(s) Memorial Marco Pantani Organiser Gruppo Sportivo Emilia Competition UCI Continental Circuits First winner Damiano Cunego (ITA) Edition 13 (2016) | Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy Type Single-day Editions 13 (as of 2016) Discipline Road bicycle racing First edition 2004 | |
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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.
After Gilberto Simoni won in 2005 edition of the race, he paid tribute to Pantani's memory by saying:
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Memorial Marco Pantani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA