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 fin...
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Son Max (b. August 7, 2007). Mother is Sara Steinhauser.
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During the off season, he was notorious for becoming out of shape.
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German Sportsman of The Year in 1997.
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Announcing his retirement from cycling, he stated that he had never cheated as a cyclist (26 February 2007).
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Following a large doping scandal in Spain, in which he was apparently involved, T-Mobile announced that he would not be riding in the 2006 Tour de France (30 June 2006).
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Member of the T-Mobile (former Telekom) team from 1995 to 2002 and again since 2004.
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Gold and silver medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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Daughter Sarah Maria Ullrich born 1 July 2003, with partner Gaby Weis.
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Has been second in the Tour de France five times (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003).
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Was the second-youngest ever winner of the Tour de France. (1997)
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First German racing cyclist to win the Tour de France (1997).
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