Italian one-day road cycling race
Memorial Marco Pantani|
| Date | September |
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| Region | Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
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| Local name(s) | Memorial Marco Pantani |
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| Discipline | Road |
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| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
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| Type | Single-day |
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| Organiser | Gruppo Sportivo Emilia |
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| Web site | www.gsemilia.it  |
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| First edition | 2004 (2004) |
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| Editions | 20 (as of 2024) |
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| First winner |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
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| Most wins | |
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| Most recent |  Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
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The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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]
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