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Cycle To The Cinema - Pantani - The Accidental Death Of A Cyclist

23rd Jul 2014

Eventbrite - Cycle To The Cinema - Pantani - The Accidental Death Of A Cyclist, Longshaw 8pm

 

When: 20:00-22.00, Wednesday 23 July, 2014

Where: Moorlands Discovery Centre, National Trust Longshaw Estate, Near Hathersage, S11 7TZ

Tickets: £6 without coffee/tea/cake (or £8 with coffee/tea/cake). Note that this film is a certificate 15.

In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia – a titanic feat of physical and mental endurance that no rider has repeated since. He was a hero to millions – the saviour of cycling following the doping scandals which threatened to destroy the sport. However, less than six years later, aged just 34, he died alone, in a cheap Italian hotel room.

Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist explores the startling truth behind one man’s remarkable descent from being amongst the finest athletes on earth to his tragic end in a sport riven by intrigue.

Combining scintillating 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.

The story of the greatest climber of his generation; man versus mountain, athlete versus the system, Marco Pantani versus himself.