Introduction

Marco Pantone, one of Italy's greatest cyclists was found dead in mysterious circumstances. In November 2021, new evidence had supposedly come to light alleging that the Italian mafia were involved in his death. Nearly 20 years on, are we any closer to knowing for sure what happened to the pirate? It's a very dark story, the Pantone story. It's a tragedy. I'm Hugh Dennis and this is Sports Strangest Crimes.