Which cyclist won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998?

Which cyclist won both the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia in 1998? Marco Pantani won both races.

The Italian climber first captured the Giro d'Italia in May and June 1998, finishing ahead of Pavel Tonkov and Giuseppe Guerini. He then won the Tour de France in July, beating Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich. Pantani became only the seventh cyclist to complete the prestigious Giro-Tour double in the same year.

His 1998 success was built on aggressive climbing. At the Giro, he gained decisive time in the mountains and defended his lead in the final time trial. In the Tour, his attack on the Col du Galibier during the 15th stage became one of the race's defining moments.

The achievement is sometimes confused with winning the races in either order or in different years. Pantani's distinction is specifically the same-season double, a feat later achieved by only a small number of riders.