The death of Marco Pantani is a sad day for my sport. Seeing his decline these last few years was sad. Knowing of his drug use was unfuriating.
Seeing him dance up mountains will always remain special.
Oh no !!! ... I cant believe it. Well I guess given his moody disposition over the last few years, that an exit like this wasnt out of the question. I havent read any velo-news for the last week or so, so your blog-link was the 1st I heard about it. I've got a soft-spot for climbers, and Marco is the only rider to have a presence (photo) on my office wall. I imagine if I spoke any Italian I might be able to voice my distress a little more colourfully, but this is 'Very sad' indeed. :-(
Posted by: Dean on February 15, 2004 09:37 PMWho will us hill-climbers emulate now that Pantani is gone?
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Posted by: Dano on February 16, 2004 12:42 PMDano's a bike rider, and a climber too! Cool.
I think we just need to go out and climb, that'll do honor enough.
Posted by: John Fleck on February 16, 2004 02:36 PM