| Capital: | € 9.5 million |
| Age: | 46 |
| Born: | 12/02/1973 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of wealth: | Cyclist |
| Last updated: | 2022 |
Short introduction
Jan Ullrich is one of the most successful racing cyclists ever produced by Germany. He was the first and so far the only Germany who won the Tour de France. With a heartbeat resting 30 to 35, the volume of lungs of 6 liters and the size of the heart 1,200 milliliters, it is considered a miracle of small sports drugs and talent this century.
The fact that Ullrich won the Tour de France only once because of his rival in America Lance Armstrong, whose victory was then revoked because of doping.
However, towards the end of his career, Ullrich himself was targeted by doping researchers when his name was found in the list of customers of Spanish Doping Doctors Eufemiano Fuentes. Ullrich then made partial recognition. However, he was allowed to defend his Tour de France title.
After the end of his career, Ullrich continued to attract attention to himself with headlines related to alcohol and drugs.
Early life
Jan Ullrich was born in Rostock, where he was raised in a difficult family relationship. His father was a cruel drinker who left the family when Ullrich was ten years old.
The climb carried out by Ullrich as a cyclist is getting extraordinary. At the age of nine, he won a bicycle race held by his school. A year later, he won his first race for SG Dynamo Rostock.
Through further success, the GDR competitive sports system eventually became aware of Ullrich, which promoted it specifically and made it possible to switch to the Sports School of Children and Youth SC Dynamo Berlin. In 1987 he won the GDR Student Championship in Quad, in 1988 the GDR Youth Championship in the road cycling and in 1990 the GDR Youth Championship at Point Cycling.
After the unification again, Ullrich moved to the west, where he celebrated his first success as an amateur, including the World Cup as a whole for amateur, Bundesliga cycling and the victory of the tour on the Czech Bohemia tour and Australia Pacific Power Commonwealth Bank Classic. In 1993 he was also chosen as “the best rider of this year” Germany
Career highlights
The highlight in Jan Ullrich’s career was the victory at the Tour de France in 1997. The victory made Ullrich one of the most popular athletes in Germany. At the same time, cycling and especially Tour de France gained unprecedented popularity.
Famous quotes
“I was second long enough, now it’s time for another tour win.”
“I have never cheated on any other racing driver in my career. That is a fact. ”
“From the day on, nothing was the same as before. I still don’t know how it happened. ” (Jan Ullrich on his suspension shortly before the 2006 Tour de France)
Amazing facts
Ullrich is the first German and the only one who won the Tour de France so far
Only twenty -three, Jan Ullrich is one of the youngest winners of the Tour de France
At the Ullrich Merdeingen adoption house, a road was named according to its name
