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2025 Memorial Marco Pantani (1.1), Italy

22nd edition: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Memorial Marco Pantani podium history | 2024 edition | Course map & profile | Start list with back numbers

Cesenatico - Cesenatico, 195.7 km

Michael Storer solos across the line to win the 22nd Memorial Marco Pantani. Photo: Sprint Cycling

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Weather at the finish city of Cesenatico at 2:25 PM, local time: 26C (79F), fair, with the wind from the north-northeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the report from winner Michael Storer's Tudor Pro Cycling Team.

Michael Storer powered to solo victory in Italy to claim his first win of the season in a one-day-race. The Australian rider is at his forth win of this year, after Stage 7 of Paris-Nice, Stage 2 and GC of Tour of the Alps earlier in the season.

Memorial Marco Pantani was set for 195.7 km in Emilia Romagna and featured 3 circuits: the first for 85km into the race, the second ending with 40km to go before entering the flat city circuit in Cesenatico.

Pre-race ceremonies, Team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA is presented.

It was in the second circuit that a breakaway formed, including 15 riders and our Michael Storer. With 35km to go, the Australian climber managed to escape on the lead with Natnael Tesfatsion (Movistar).

They collaborated well together, each doing their share of the work to build a significant gap on their chasers.

In the final local circuit, with 3.6 km to go, the Australian attacked and managed to drop Tesfatsion.

Storer finished the race with an impressive solo effort, claiming another great victory on Italian soil and home roads: “It looks like Italy is bringing me luck this year. We really wanted to win with the team today after a good week, but we had to figure out how to beat Del Toro, seeing his top shape at the moment. Our DS made a tactic that we perfectly followed.”

Complete results:

195.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.431 km/hr

Course map & profile:

2025 Memorial Pantani map

2025 Memorial Pantani profile

Start list with back numbers, September 12, 2025: