In 1998 flamboyant Italian road racing cyclist Marco Pantani won both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia – a titanic feat that...
In 1998 flamboyant Italian road racing cyclist Marco Pantani won both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia – a titanic feat that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions and seen as the saviour of a sport dragged down by doping scandals. Less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap Italian hotel room from acute cocaine poisoning. This documentary explores Pantani's descent from world-beating heights, to his tragic end.
Combines race archive with contemporary news footage, stylised reconstructions, and interviews with Pantani's friends, family, colleagues, and rivals, including Sir Bradley Wiggins, Evgeni Berzin and Greg LeMond.
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"Essential watching, even for anyone who can't stand the sport."
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Total Film
Total Film"An efficient, sprightly sports doc about the rise and fall of 1990s cycling superstar Marco Pantani."
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Time Out
Time Out"You're left with the impression that the charismatic Pantani was more sinned against than sinning."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Stylishly constructed but hollow and ultimately lacking in insights."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazinePantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist | Details
- Runtime
- 96
- Genre
- Documentary, Sport
- Country of origin
- UK
