A year on from Giro d'Italia crash, Battaglin takes his revenge at Oropa

The summit finish at Oropa was the first of a weekend doubleheader recalling two of the late Marco Pantani's victories but for Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF), stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia marked a more recent and personal anniversary.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.