Pantani was 34 years old, and could have been in the prime of his career; Lance Armstrong, a year and a half his junior, had won the last five Tours de France and would go on to win the next two
Pantani anali ndi zaka 34, ndipo akanatha kufika pamwamba pa luso lake;  Lance Armstrong, wachinyamata wake wa chaka chimodzi ndi theka, adapambana maulendo asanu omaliza a Tours de France ndipo amayembekezera kupambana mipikisano iwiri yotsatira.