Jan Ullrich

Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de France in 1997, finished 2nd five times and one time fourth (2004) and third (2005). He was the first German to win the Tour de France, which led to a bicycle sports boom in Germany. He also won a gold medal in the Olympics 2000 in Sydney and the Vuelta a España as well.

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December 2 - 1973 - Rostock - Germany - Road bicycle racer - Tour de France - 1997 - Olympics 2000 in Sydney - Vuelta a España

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He won his first bicycle race (at school) at the early age of nine. He was educated by the sports training system of the German Democratic Republic, and attended the SC Dynamo sports school in Berlin in 1986. After the fall of the Berlin wall his trainer Peter Becker moved with Ullrich to Hamburg.

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German Democratic Republic - SC Dynamo - Berlin - 1986 - Berlin wall - Hamburg

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In 1993, Ullrich surprisingly won the amateurs road world championship in Oslo. At the same time, Lance Armstrong won the professionals world championship.

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1993 - Oslo - Lance Armstrong

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After this and other successes, Ullrich became a professional member of Team Telekom. He moved together with his girlfriend to Merdingen in the south of Germany.

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Team Telekom - Merdingen

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