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Berlin, Jan 23, 2013 (AFP) - Germany's only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich, currently banned from cycling, has been criticised for not following Lance Armstrong's example and breaking his silence on doping. The 39-year-old German won the 1997 Tour de France, winning a total of seven stages in his career, and finished five times as runner-up behind Armstrong before retiring in … [Read more...]
BERLIN, Aug 24, 2012 (AFP) - German cyclist Jan Ullrich on Friday refused to speculate about whether he would be handed three of the seven Tour de France titles won by US rider Lance Armstrong that may now be withdrawn over doping claims. "I'm not thinking about these titles. I don't know the details of the process. I'm proud of my second-place finishes," the 1997 Tour winner said … [Read more...]
BERLIN, Feb 10, 2012 (AFP) - Disgraced German cyclist Jan Ullrich has admitted to having met Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who was at the center of a blood doping ring, calling it a "massive mistake". The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday handed down a two-year ban on Ullrich for a blood doping offense, also annulling all of his results from May 1, 2005. Ullrich, … [Read more...]
LAUSANNE, Feb 9, 2012 (AFP) - Germany's 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich on Thursday received a two-year ban for a blood doping offense, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced. CAS also ruled that all of Ullrich's results since May 1, 2005, be annulled. The German, who retired in November 2007, thus sees his third-placed finish in the 2005 Tour de France written … [Read more...]
Miami- Oct. 19, 2011 -- Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour de France champion and Olympic gold medallist in Sydney, will be participating in the final round of the 2011 Gran Fondo USA series at the Gran Fondo Colnago Miami on Sunday, November 20th 2011.?Ullrich, the latest world-class athlete to become a StarEvents Ambassador, will be on the start line with thousands of amateur cyclist to take part in … [Read more...]
BERLIN, Aug 29, 2010 (AFP) - Germany's 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is to become a father again in February, just weeks after being diagnosed as suffering from burn-out and denying he has an alcohol problem. The 36-year-old and his wife Sara are expecting a second child to join their three-year-old son Max. "Yes, we are expecting our second baby," Ullrich told Bild on … [Read more...]
EPERNAY, France - Former T-Mobile sports director Rudy Pevenage admitted his role Thursday in organizing trips for former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich to an alleged doping doctor in Madrid. Pevenage was Ullrich's mentor for many years before the German champion retired in 2006 amid his implication in the 'Operation Puerto' drugs scandal which has since snared two of the biggest names in … [Read more...]
BERLIN, March 25, 2010 (AFP) - Ex-Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich could still face legal proceedings over the 2006 doping scandal which led to his retirement from cycling, the sport's governing body the UCI said Thursday. A UCI spokesman has confirmed to German sports agency SID they have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the Swiss Olympic Committee's decision … [Read more...]
DORTMUND, Germany, Jan 7, 2010 (AFP) - German dairy company Milram said it is unlikely to renew its sponsorship of its top cycling team after their mutual contract expires at the end of this year. The image of cycling in Germany has suffered badly from doping controversies, souring the media's, and public's, appetite for the sport in recent years. While also shaking up the employment … [Read more...]
BERLIN, Oct 20, 2009 (AFP) - Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich on Tuesday brushed off the latest doping allegations against him and repeated his assertion he will speak only when he is ready. On Monday, German magazine Der Spiegel cited a police investigation report which states Ullrich went to Madrid 24 times between 2003 and 2006 to see doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the man at the … [Read more...]