Jan Ullrich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jan Ullrich
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Dec 2, 1973(1973-12-02)
Age	51
Birthplace	Rostock
Country	Germany
Birth City	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Jan Ullrich Biography

Jan Ullrich is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Professional cyclist who won gold and silver at 2000 Summer Olympics.

He competed against He competed against Lance Armstrong in several Tours de France. in several Tours de France.

Jan Ullrich (German pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈʊlrɪç] ); born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals 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 February 2007.

At a young age, Ullrich joined the club, SG Dynamo Rostock (de) in his hometown. He won his first bicycle race at the age of nine while riding in sports shoes and on a rented bicycle. He was educated in the sports training system of the German Democratic Republic attending the KJS sports school in Berlin in 1986. In 1988, he was champion of the German Democratic Republic. The school closed two years after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. He, his trainer Peter Sager, and teammates joined an amateur club in Hamburg until

1994. In 1991, he was 5th in the amateur cyclo-cross world championships.

Gaby Weiss, his partner, gave birth to Sarah Maria on July 1, 2003.

Jan Ullrich Net Worth

Jan Ullrich is one of the richest Cyclist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jan Ullrich 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of 11, he won his first race on a bicycle.

Ullrich was banned from the Tour de France in 2006 amid suspicions that he had used performance-enhancing drugs.

Marco Pantani attacked on the stage to the Alpe d’Huez. Ullrich, who was nine minutes ahead of Pantani overall, limited his losses to 47 seconds. Pantani attacked again on the Morzine stage and won, while Ullrich again limited his losses. In the final time trial, won by Abraham Olano, Ullrich extended his lead over Virenque and the following day became the first German to win the Tour de France. At 23, Ullrich was the fourth youngest winner of the Tour since 1947. Two weeks later, he won the Hews Cycling Classic in Hamburg. A further two weeks later Ullrich was beaten by Davide Rebellin in a sprint in the GP Suisse. He was chosen “sports person of the year” in Germany in 1997.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jan Ullrich height 6 ft 0 in Jan weight 73 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Jan Ullrich Dating?

According to our records, Jan Ullrich married to Sara Steinhauser. As of December 1, 2023, Jan Ullrich’s is not dating anyone.

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Ullrich had 2 wins before the 1997 Tour; a stage in the Tour de Suisse and the national Road Race championship a week before the tour. He became favorite in the 1997 Tour de France. He started strongly, finishing second in the prologue behind Chris Boardman. On stage 9, the first mountain stage which was won by Laurent Brochard, Ullrich worked for Riis. Only on the last ascent when Richard Virenque attacked did Ullrich react. Riis struggled to keep up and finished 30 seconds behind Virenque, Marco Pantani and Ullrich. On stage 10 from Luchon to Andorra Arcalis, with Riis again falling back, Ullrich dropped back to the team car to ask permission to attack. He returned to the lead group and pushed up the climb leaving Pantani and Virenque. He finished a minute ahead which earned his first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. L’Équipe, greeted Ullrich with Voilà le Patron (“Here is the boss”). Ullrich won the Stage 12 time trial with three minutes between himself and the second placed rider, Virenque, who had started three minutes in front of him.

Facts & Trivia

Jan Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Jan Ullrich celebrates birthday on December 2 of every year.

Ullrich was defending champion in 1998. He took the lead in the general classification on stage 7, a time trial, over 58 km of undulating roads. However, on stage 15 Marco Pantani blew the Tour apart with a victory which began on the Galibier. Ullrich was without support when Pantani attacked. Pantani topped the Galibier alone. It was misty and the roads were wet. The descent was dangerous and Pantani increased his lead. By the bottom of the final climb, Les Deux Alpes, Pantani had nearly four minutes. Telekom brought Udo Bölts and then Riis to pace Ullrich. Pantani was race leader as he crossed the line. Ullrich finished almost nine minutes back, dropping to fourth position, six minutes behind Pantani.

Top Facts about Jan Ullrich

1. Jan Ullrich is a retired German professional cyclist.
2. He won the Tour de France in 1997.
3. Ullrich also won an Olympic gold medal in 2000.
4. He was known for his time trial abilities.
5. Ullrich had a rivalry with Lance Armstrong.
6. In 2018, he was arrested for assaulting an escort.
7. Ullrich struggled with addiction and depression after retirement.
8. He has been involved in several doping scandals throughout his career.
9. Ullrich was banned from cycling for two years in 2002-2004.
10. His career ended abruptly due to personal issues and doping allegations.

Are Jan Ullrich and Lance Armstrong friends?

Armstrong, when introducing Ullrich to the show, gave the 47-year-old German huge praise saying: “He’s a very special person. Not just a great guy but he’s been a great friend and I’ve tried to be a great friend to him.

How is Jan Ullrich doing?

Almost dead. And then I recover and I have good friends, now I am very happy.” Ullrich had recovered from his addiction and was living with his new girlfriend on the Spanish island of Mallorca where he rode his longest rider since Milan-San Remo 1997 on October 24, 2021.

Did Jan Ullrich ever win the Tour de France?

1997 Tour de France

Did Jan Ullrich take EPO?

1998 winner Tour de France winner Marco Pantani and runner-up Jan Ullrich both used EPO during the race , a report released by the French Senate has revealed. Available on Eurosport app.

Who finished second to Lance Armstrong?

Ullrich , after winning the 1997 Tour de France, finished second to Armstrong in 2000, 2001 and 2003. He retired in 2007. In 2013, he admitted to doping during his career (which had been widely assumed), five months after Armstrong confessed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. “Nobody scared me, motivated me.