The Marco Pantani Foundation in 2020 committed itself to:

* Direct management of Spazio Pantani (Multimedia Museum dedicated to Marco Pantani, open all year round, and with the aim of carrying out, alongside the typical function of a museum, also all the merchandising activities, aimed at financing charitable works)

* Support for the creation of a youth cycling team in Vinkovci-Croatia. It was a specific will of the champion. That of teaching the sport of bicycles to the very young, so after supporting the Croatian Red Cross in the demining of areas close to inhabited areas, the Marco Pantani Foundation sent all the necessary material for the opening of a Pantani Corse in Croatia to encourage the practice of this sport among the very young.

 

Collateral activities and collaborations in favor of the bicycle sport :.

* Establishment and assistance of the Amateur Cycling Group “Friends of Marco Pantani”. The G.C. Amici di Marco Pantani has counted in its first year of activity 40 athletes who have carried out amateur activities at national level. The athletes enrolled in the group come from the most disparate Italian regions (Emilia Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, etc …)

* Collaboration with the Historical Cultural Exhibition of Cycling in Cesenatico

* Collaboration with “The call of the climb” by Francesco Mattonai in the realization of the show on the life of Marco Pantani. A monologue, interspersed with repertoire videos, which traces the career of the Romagna cyclist from the beginnings to the great enterprises, from triumphs to serious accidents.

* Authorization and collaboration of the “Pantani day” event organized by the sports group Funtos Bike, a Spinbike event in Omegna VB, 4 hours of pedaling, in memory of Marco Pantani.

* Collaboration with Mazapegul Brewery, a Romagna brewery, with the special production of an excellent IL PIRATA craft beer. Belgian-inspired, orange in color, white and creamy foam. The fruity and spicy notes are combined with hints of bread crust and citrus. The bitterness of the hops perfectly balances the fruity and sweet taste.

* Collaboration with Cantina Boccadoro, with the production of A special Brut, dedicated to the legend of Italian cycling Marco Pantani. * Support for the “Cuore in Comune” project, a project for the donation of a defibrillator and a first aid information app with a map of all the defibrillators that embrace the city of Cesenatico and make it even more Cardio Protected.

* Collaboration with the organization of the Marco Pantani Memorial, a competition for professional cyclists held in September in Cesenatico * Support to the Alice Bike Myglass junior cycling team from Cesenatico

* Authorization of the Buffoni Trophy Juniores international cycling race. Award with a shirt dedicated to the pirate for the winner of the mountain grand prix. Municipality of Montignoso * Collaboration with “Saturnia Bike” for the construction of the “Pirate Wall”, redevelopment of the Marco Pantani monument in Poggio Murella.

* Collaboration and authorization with Astoria Wines for the creation of a bottle dedicated to the Pirate.

* Support by auctioning a Marco shirt to donate the proceeds to the Bergamo Hospital for the purchase of a lung ventilator and equipment for the Covid health emergency.

* Restructuring and redevelopment of Spazio Pantani. In addition to construction work, several relics that belonged to Marco have been added; a motorcycle of him and several pieces of his passions have been added.

* Collaboration with the musician Gianmaria Strappati who, within the Spazio Pantani, organized a concert dedicating a song to Marco: “A music for Marco Pantani”. * Thematic exhibition in honor of Marco Pantani who turns 50 at the Cosmo Bike Show festival in Verona. Curated by Cionfoli Mario (Verona bicycle museum) and his friends.