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Marco Pantani died alone on Valentine's Day 2004 just a month after his 34th birthday. It was a sad and tragic ending for the champion Italian bicyclist who reached the highest levels of athletic achievement by winning the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in the same year. However, Pantani was also a victim of the drug culture of professional cycling, and from the heights of stardom he sank to the depths of depression. Marco Pantani: The Legend of a Tragic Champion chronicles the highs and lows of Pantani's life and cycling career through the words of leading American and European sportswriters, and the pictures of renowned sports photographer Graham Watson. Paperback with 16 pages of color photos and black-and-white photos throughout.