Originally Posted by
1500SLR
Pantani himself wore them to Grand Tour victories.
I saw that guy out for a spin as I was riding to a stage finish of the '95 Giro. The finish was at the Bianchi factory. Pantani had gotten injured in training and was sitting out the race to get healthy for the TdF. He was with "El Diavolo" et al. on the Carraera team back then. Pretty darn exciting.