![Tour de France 1997 - Marco Pantani wins on Alpe d'Huez, ahead of Ullrich, Virenque and Riis - YouTube Tour de France 1997 - Marco Pantani wins on Alpe d'Huez, ahead of Ullrich, Virenque and Riis - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HR8lUdPVE_Y/hqdefault.jpg)
Tour de France 1997 - Marco Pantani wins on Alpe d'Huez, ahead of Ullrich, Virenque and Riis - YouTube
![FILE ** Marco Pantani of Italy leads ahead of Richard Virenque of France, overall leader Jan Ullrich of Germany and Bjarne Riis of Denmark as he climbs towards victory in the FILE ** Marco Pantani of Italy leads ahead of Richard Virenque of France, overall leader Jan Ullrich of Germany and Bjarne Riis of Denmark as he climbs towards victory in the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PBFFWF/file-marco-pantani-of-italy-leads-ahead-of-richard-virenque-of-france-overall-leader-jan-ullrich-of-germany-and-bjarne-riis-of-denmark-as-he-climbs-towards-victory-in-the-13th-stage-of-the-tour-de-france-cycling-race-between-saint-etienne-central-france-and-lalpe-dhuez-in-the-french-alps-in-this-july-19-1997-file-photo-bjarne-riis-admitted-using-performance-enhancing-drugs-to-win-the-tour-de-france-with-all-top-three-finishers-at-the-1996-race-now-linked-to-doping-the-retired-danish-cyclist-said-friday-may-25-2007-he-used-the-blood-booster-epo-from-1993-98-including-during-h-2PBFFWF.jpg)
FILE ** Marco Pantani of Italy leads ahead of Richard Virenque of France, overall leader Jan Ullrich of Germany and Bjarne Riis of Denmark as he climbs towards victory in the
![Nick Zaccardi on Twitter: "On This Day in 1997: Marco Pantani -- Il Pirata -- sets a speed record for climbing Alpe d'Huez in 37 minutes, 35 seconds (14.3 mph). https://t.co/WHWPEVmzFW" / Twitter Nick Zaccardi on Twitter: "On This Day in 1997: Marco Pantani -- Il Pirata -- sets a speed record for climbing Alpe d'Huez in 37 minutes, 35 seconds (14.3 mph). https://t.co/WHWPEVmzFW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DieA7JKVQAAV3sK.jpg)