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
few general keen key legs looking test
I'm not looking at the general classification but I will be keen to test my legs on a few key stages.
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.
cycling together helping
Whoever still can't put one and one together about what happened in cycling is beyond my help.
winner riders
I have seen many lean riders in the peloton, but very few Tour winners
fighting victory doubt
To me there's no doubt I will be fighting for victory.
july paris reckon wear yellow
I want to wear yellow in Paris in July and I reckon I am on the right track,
afraid body broken compete fact glad good hospital legs means morning race stand
I went to hospital for x-rays this morning because I was afraid something was broken but I'm glad it's not. My legs feel very good and I know I can compete as long as my body is in shape. The fact I'm still the race means I can stand the pain.
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.
head pull reduce sheet
I'm going to try every day to reduce this 55-second split. I could go to my room, get into bed, pull the sheet over my head and cry, but I won't.
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.
course felt finishing held knee small victory
The knee held up well and I felt like I made progress. Just finishing the course was a small victory for me.
moment sit
At the moment I just can't sit on the saddle.
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.