Question Did Mercatone Uno use Shimano components when they were riding Bianchi frames?

[christopherrowe]

I recently watched the documentary Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist, and in one of the dramatized sequences there's a close-up on the rear wheel axle when the Pantani body double is riding a Bianchi frame, and it clearly says "Shimano" across it. I don't know why that surprised me, but it did.

 

[pastronef]

I recently watched the documentary Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist, and in one of the dramatized sequences there's a close-up on the rear wheel axle when the Pantani body double is riding a Bianchi frame, and it clearly says "Shimano" across it. I don't know why that surprised me, but it did.

surely they got some different frames for the documentary

no, they used Campagnolo and Bianchi in 98-99-00-01

Wilier with Shimano 2002
Carrera with Shimano 2003