Marco Pantani – Every Climber in One
Exclusive extract from 'Climbers: Pain, panache and polka dots in cycling’s greatest arenas' by Peter Cossins
With the 2024 Tour de France starting in Italy, we’ve teamed up with author Peter Cossins to bring you this extract from his book ‘Climbers: Pain, panache and polka dots in cycling’s greatest arenas ’. It’s 26 years since Italian rider Marco Pantani won the Tour de France, and this extract focuses on the rider’s exploits on the road to Les Deux Alpes in 1998.