** FILE ** Marco Pantani smiles as he prepares to start the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Melun and Paris in this Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998 file photo. A former Tour de France and Giro d’Italia race winner, Pantani was found dead in an apartment-hotel in Rimini, northern Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
ITALY PANTANI OBIT
** FILE ** Marco Pantani smiles as he prepares to start the final stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Melun and Paris in this Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998 file photo. A former Tour de France and Giro d'Italia race winner, Pantani was found dead in an apartment-hotel in Rimini, northern Italy, ...