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Like the other rider looking across in the top one, Piggy!
Posted : 14/02/2014 10:15 am
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Ten years ago today.
Although he never tested positive during his career, his career was beset by doping allegations. In the 1999 Giro d'Italia, he was expelled due to his irregular blood values. Although he was disqualified for "health reasons", it was implied that Pantani's high haematocrit was the product of EPO use. Following later accusations, Pantani went into a depression from which he never fully recovered. He died of acute cocaine poisoning in 2004.
Posted : 14/02/2014 1:54 pm








