Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist + intro

After winning the 1998 Tour de France cycle race, Marco Pantani was the biggest name in Italian sport. But within six years, he was dead. James Erskine’s acclaimed documentary tells the story of a great champion and his rapid demise, asking whether such an eccentric loner ever stood a chance in the face of the malign forces within professional cycling and Italian society.

+ Introduction by ITV Tour de France commentator and author Matt Rendell, on whose book the film is based.