CARRERA RC Podium – authentic bike of MARCO PANTANI (Team Mercatone Uno Scanavino 2003) – SOLD

The Carrera-Podium workshop was founded in 1989 by former professional rider and Carrera team manager Davide Boifava together with LucianoBracchi and Francesco Boifava.  The brand was born from the needs of the Carrera Team and its champions Steven Roche, Claudio Chiappucci and Marco Pantani.  The workshop had a unique synergy because the professional team worked from the same building and the team riders were built in product testers.  The Carrera bicycle brand has a rich history of over 500 victories in the most demanding road races in Europe.  Many firsts were achieved at Podium such as the first frame in which aluminum was joined to carbon and the first custom on size carbon frame made in Italy.  They were among the first to build titanium frame for professional racing and the use of ceramical aluminum to improve the comfort of aluminum racing bikes.

Marco Pantani (13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) widely considered as one of the best climbers of his era in professional road bicycle racing. He won both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France and in 1998, is the last cyclist, and one of only seven, to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year. Pantani’s attacking style and aggressive riding turned him into a fan favorite in the late 1990s. He was known as “Il Pirata” (“The pirate”) because of his shaved head and the bandana and earrings he always wore.  At 1.72 m and 57 kg, he had the classic build for a mountain climber.

In 2003, Pantani made another comeback in the Giro d’Italia, finishing 14th overall. His best stage result was a 5th place after launching an unsuccessful attack on the slopes of Monte Zoncolan, while he launched his last attacks on the nineteenth stage to Cascata del Toce. It was the last time he rode a professional cycling race. After the Giro,  his team was not invited to the 2003 Tour de France, it was speculated that he would join Bianchi in order to ride the Tour, but he made a plea for privacy in late June 2003.

Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno Scanavino) at the Giro d’Italia 2003

Proudly presenting another special piece of the cycling history, a bike that belongs to a museum – CARRERA Reparto Corse Podium, used by Marco Pantani in his last season. It was one of several bikes that Pantani used that year. This one is made of superlight aluminium tubing, carbon forks, shinning in original Team Mercatone Uno – Scanavino paintjob. Fully built with Shimano Dura Ace 7700 groupset, ITM Millenium 7075 stem and handlebar, Selle Italia Flite titanium saddle.

A museum piece.

Frame: CARRERA Hercules Team Mercatone Uno Scanavino for M.Pantani

Wheelset: Lightweight Carbon

Crankset: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Levers: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Stem: ITM Millenium 7075

Handlebar: ITM Millenium 7075

Seat: Selle Italia Flite Titanium

Seatpost: Selcof

Pedals: Shimano Dura Ace 7750

Condition:  Used, but very good condition. Original paint and decals. No cracks, no dents, not bent. Some signs of normal use. All parts are working fine.

Weight: 7.23 kg

Year: 2003

Price: SOLD (May 2025)