Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won a gold and a silver in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd in Hamburg in 1997. He had podium finishes in the hilly classic Clásica de San Sebastián. His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany. He retired in...
ProfessionCyclist
Date of Birth2 December 1973
moment sit
At the moment I just can't sit on the saddle.
behind knee point structured tour trouble
There's no point complaining. I want to put this knee trouble behind me and get on with a structured build-up to the Tour (de France).
slippery trouble
Today, I had trouble because it was slippery and dangerous,
giving good team until
I am disappointed today, of course. It was actually going well until the rain. But I have a good team and we are not giving up.
champion prefer prepare race road time twice
I would prefer not to go and have to do all the preparations for Madrid, ... The thing is, if I prepare for the World's, I prepare for the road race. I have twice been World Champion in the time trial, so now the road race is my focus.
beat control course liked relief team
Of course I would have liked to beat him but unfortunately I couldn't. It's not really relief because the Tour's going to change. There won't be a team like his who will control the race.
catch fun ride season technical
I have a lot to catch up. I've never started the season so late. It was fun to ride after so long. I didn't go all out on this very technical course.
appearance armstrong beat last tour valuable victory
I have always said that a Tour victory is more valuable if Lance Armstrong is participating. I will do everything I can to beat him in his last appearance on the Tour.
relief
It's not really a relief that he quit,
bad climb fighting knew tour
It was a bad day and I knew it from the first climb in Aspin, ... I'm going to keep fighting because the Tour is not over.
announced bring careful open performance
It's a lot more open without Armstrong. I really have to be careful that I have everything in hand. Basso is always getting better, Heras has to bring his Vuelta performance to the Tour, and Vino has already announced his intentions.
good race rhythm start terrain
It's a good race to start with as it's not too demanding. The terrain isn't too difficult, very good to find the rhythm again.
pain feel-better tomorrow
I'm in pain but I'm confident I'll feel better tomorrow,
feel-better feelings expected
I'm feeling better than expected.