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7. A Sad Day For The Sport
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After his disqualification from the 1999 Giro, Marco Pantani is devastated and withdrawn. His cocaine abuse worsens, and he becomes obsessed with clearing his name. Friends and family watch on, helpless, as his career begins to slip away - and then, on Valentine’s Day 2004, some devastating news shocks Italy: the Pirate has is dead.
Narrated by Hugh Dennis, with the voices of Iain Ferrier and Helen Roper
Sound design: Rich Evans
Additional production: Lorenzo Bodrero, Matt Kenyon and Ed Morrish
Writer and producer: Katie Sayer
Executive producer: Jon Holmes
Narrated by Hugh Dennis, with the voices of Iain Ferrier and Helen Roper
Sound design: Rich Evans
Additional production: Lorenzo Bodrero, Matt Kenyon and Ed Morrish
Writer and producer: Katie Sayer
Executive producer: Jon Holmes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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