Twenty years without Pantani, the myth that remains in hearts. Marco, the champion who climbed every mountain, died in 2004.
The myth of that special man is not tarnished forever, 20 years later. The body of Marco Pantani lies in room D5 of the 'Le Rose' residence in Rimini. He had turned 34 a month and a day ago. The autopsy revealed that death occurred in the late afternoon. It was caused by pulmonary and cerebral edema due to an overdose of cocaine and psychotropic drugs.