Cyclist
Marco Pantani
The last man to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year, expelled from the Giro in 1999 on a blood test, and dead of a cocaine overdose at thirty-four.
Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded the fastest climbs up the Tour's iconic venues of Mont Ventoux (46:00) and Alpe d'Huez (36:50), and other cyclists including Lance Armstrong and Charly Gaul have hailed Pantani's climbing skills. He is the second to last rider and one of only eight to ever win the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia double, doing so in 1998. He is the sixth of seven Italians, after Ottavio Bottecchia, Gino Bartali, Fausto Coppi, Gastone Nencini and Felice Gimondi, and before Vincenzo Nibali to win the Tour de France.
- Born
- 1970-01-13, Cesena, ItalyA Tuesday
- Died
- 2004-02-14, Rimini, ItalyA Saturday, aged 34
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- Italy
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1970-01-13, Cesena, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
Europe/RomeThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 22°41′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 20°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 21°31′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 3°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 2°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 0°14′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 27°20′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2004-02-14, Rimini, Italy · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Romethe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 25°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 11°18′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 6°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 7°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 16°18′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 6°44′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 2°20′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 13°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 21°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marco Pantani was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.