Marco Pantani, the winner of the 1998 Tour of Italy and the Tour De France in the same year has committed suicide in his hotel room in Rimmini in Italy.
Pantani aged 34 was in the final years of his cycling career and has been dogged with drug issues during his turbulant career died Yesterday ( Sat 14 Feb).
The cycling world has lost a great hero.

Very sad news ... a top rider. :(

Jesus - What a shame when a top sportsman resorts to this.

RIP

Apparently its not suicide, may have died of a heart attack.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/3490761.stm

Very sad - he was a character of the sport and exciting to watch.