Synopses & Reviews
Cyclist Marco Pantaniand#8217;s death is one of the most tragic events in recent sports history. After winning both the Tour de France and the Giro dand#8217;Italia in 1998, he was expected to dominate cycling well into the next decade. Instead, he was caught in a blood-doping scandal, disappeared from view, and, in 2004, was found dead of cocaine poisoning. Matt Rendell tells Pantaniand#8217;s story with an investigative reporterand#8217;s zeal for the facts and a novelistand#8217;s skill for depicting deeper truths. He debunks the conspiracy theories that have circulated about Pantaniand#8217;s demise, but reveals other startling findings about the dark underside of the cycling world.