5. All The World's A Stage
Convinced of a setup, Pantani is paranoid, following the money adds fuel to the fire. Why was there so much money in 90s cycling? And who was trying to get their hands on it?
Convinced of a setup, Pantani is paranoid and following the money adds fuel to the fire. Why was there so much money in 90s cycling? And who was trying to get their hands on it?
With the help of leading cycling historian Professor John Foot, Italian historian Dr Francesca Billiani, and Phil Liggett MBE, we learn how, over the course of the 90s, cycling went from a niche continental sport, to a billion-dollar industry - and how one man winning all the time might not have been in everyone鈥檚 best interests. From sponsors and gamblers to commercial and criminal enterprises - many had a vested interest in seeing Pantani fall.
It鈥檚 time to follow the money.
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Narrated by Hugh Dennis, with the voice of Iain Ferrier
Sound design: Rich Evans
Additional production: Lorenzo Bodrero, Matt Kenyon and Ed Morrish
Writer and producer: Katie Sayer
Executive producer: Jon Holmes
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- Sun 6 Aug 2023 00:00麻豆社 Radio 5 Live
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Sport's Strangest Crimes
When sport collides with true crime.