Italy is a country dominated by the left-wing magistrates, the so-called Red Togas, by the mafia-politics-system that operate-d to put aside the best sons of this country. Individuals who own-ed intelligence, talent, skills must be deleted from the Italian narrative of excellence.
Even a champion as Marco Pantani was not an exception. It ended up in the mafia betting scam.
Uci doctors were highly likely responsible to alter the Pantani's blood test. The Mafia threatened and bribed the medical staff that carried out the tests on behalf of the UCI in Madonna di Campiglio to avoid bankruptcy due to huge illegal bets on Pantani's victory at the Giro d'Italia. "The Pelatino had to be stopped!"
Even though the involvement was clear and evident nothing has happened since then. Italy has always removed his best sons. The plan has always been better to have a lobotomized and compliant populace than particularly intelligent and gifted people, from 1945 till now.