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Memorial Marco Pantani

Memorial Marco Pantani
Date Early-October
Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Local name(s) Memorial Marco Pantani
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Europe Tour
Type Single-day
Organiser Gruppo Sportivo Emilia
First edition 2004 (2004)
Editions 13 (as of 2016)
First winner  Damiano Cunego (ITA)
Most wins No repeat winners
Most recent  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)

The Memorial Marco Pantani is a professional road bicycle race held annually in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The race has been organized since 2004 and serves as a memory of Marco Pantani. The race starts in Cesenatico, Pantani's hometown, and follows a route towards his birthplace, Cesena. In 2007 the race was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2013, the race was merged with the Giro della Romagna, a race in the same region.

After Gilberto Simoni won in 2005 edition of the race, he paid tribute to Pantani's memory by saying:


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