Pantani won the 85th Tour DE France on Sunday to become its first Italian champion in 33 years.

星期天，潘塔尼获得第85届环法自行车赛冠军，他成为33年来第一个意大利冠军。

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Italian Marco Pantani, the 1998 winner of the Tour DE France, pulled out of the cycling contest on Tuesday evening with health problems, a French radio station said.

据一家法国电台报道，意大利著名自行车手，98年环法自行车赛冠军潘塔尼在周二晚上由于健康原因不得不退出本届车赛。

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Although Mr Pantani was never definitively found guilty of using drugs, he could not throw off the accusations.

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Having won their keenest victories alone, they struggled alone, like Mr Pantani, in the less exalting parts of life.

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Marco Pantani, who previously used banned drugs, was excluded, as was the Saeco team, whose leader is Laurent Dufaux, the former Festina rider.

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