1998 Tour de France Campagnolo Advertising Poster Featuring Pantani, Ulrich & Julich

Campagnolo 1998 Tour de France Advertising Poster Featuring Marco Pantani, Jan Ulrich, and Bobby Julich Campagnolo’s “Tour de France 1998” poster celebrates a dramatic edition of the race. Featuring the final general classification trio, Marco Pantani in yellow for Mercatone Uno Bianchi at center, Jan Ullrich of Team Telekom at left, and Bobby Julich of Cofidis at right. Pantani’s triumph was built on his famous assault over the Col du Galibier and the mountain finish at Les Deux Alpes, a move that turned a deficit to Ullrich into a decisive lead that he carried to Paris. The victory completed Pantani’s Giro and Tour double in the same season and made him the first Italian Tour winner since Felice Gimondi in 1965. The Festina doping scandal famously disrupted the 1998 Tour de France, but it still delivered a dramatic race. Despite its controversy, the 1998 Tour is remembered as a pivotal and eventful event in modern cycling history. This poster has been archivally and professionally linen-backed. Virtually all original vintage posters of this era were viewed as temporary advertising and were printed on very thin paper. While expensive, linen backing is a conservation method used to mount, stabilize, preserve, and protect vintage posters, allowing them to be displayed or framed without compromising their value. This poster is an original first printing, not a reproduction. Year: 1998 Artist: AdPressCommunications Size: 62 x 87 cm (24 ¼  x 34 1/4  inches) Posters are sold unframed. Framed images are display ideas only. This is a one-of-a-kind item; please review the photos carefully to determine the condition. This item is listed on multiple platforms, and availability is subject to prior sale elsewhere.