What a sad suprise, damn! God Bless and rip il pirata The body of 34 year old Marco Pantani has been found dead in a room in Le Rose di Rimini apartments in the Italian Adriatic coastal city of Rimini this afternoon. According to reports on La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pantani went to Le Rose apartments in viale Regina Elena along the sea front in Rimini a few days ago. The last time anyone saw him was Saturday afternoon. When no-one saw him come down for dinner at 9:30pm, the desk clerk of the hotel called the police. They knocked on the door of his room and found it locked from the inside. They finally gained access and found Pantani's partially clothed body on the floor next to his bed. The cause of death is not yet known, although according to initial information from the Rimini police, Pantani did not die a violent death. Italian newsagency ANSA is reporting that possible pharmaceutical products were found next to his body. The coroner will come to examine the scene and there will be an autopsy according to Italian law. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/feb04/feb15news1 http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/02/14/cyclin.pantani/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3489569.stm http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=5656
R.I.P. Pantani... I wonder if he couldn't deal with having to compete against Lance again? esse--- you forgot your [BICYCLING] header! LOL
