Overview
- Pantani’s family lent Jacquelin the distinctive earring, which he showed in an Instagram post before competition in Italy.
- Jacquelin says a VHS of the 1998 Tour de France his father bought in his childhood sparked his admiration for Pantani.
- At 30, Jacquelin is a multiple biathlon world champion and a two‑time Olympic silver medalist from Beijing 2022.
- The Olympic biathlon program in Antholz opens Sunday with the mixed relay, according to AFP coverage.
- Pantani won the 1998 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France, was excluded from the 1999 Giro after an abnormal doping test, and died in 2004 from a cocaine overdose.