Jan Ullrich

Cycling: Tests Confirm Ullrich's Link to Puerto Blood Doping Ring
Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour de France winner, has become the first cyclist linked to a blood doping ring, but the German denies he cheated.

Cycling: Ullrich Brings the Curtain Down After One Tour Win and Host of Near Misses
German Jan Ullrich has decided to retire from competitive action at the age of 33.

Cycling: Prosecutor Links Ullrich to Drugs
A Spanish doping inquiry has found that Jan Ullrich has got a history of acquiring banned drugs.

Tour De France: Tour Elite Caught Up in Drug Clampdown
This year's big favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have left the Tour after being implicated in the Spanish police's blood-doping inquiry.

Basso and Ullrich Ruled Out of Tour
Tour de France: Race's two leading favourites, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich, both excluded from this year's event.

Ullrich Suspended on Eve of Tour
Tour de France: Germany's Jan Ullrich will not ride in this year's race over involvement in anti-doping investigation.

Basso and Ullrich Facing Expulsion
Tour de France: Another drugs row threatened to overshadow the start of this year's tour after favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso were named on a list of riders implicated in a Spanish doping inquest.

Cycling: Favourite Ullrich Denies Accusations Linking Him to Investigation Into Spanish Doping Network
Former Tour winner Jan Ullrich has denied any involvement linking him to a Spanish police doping investigation.

Cycling: Basso and Ullirch Vying for Crown
Lance Armstrong's retirement has left a void that Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich will hope to fill in France.

Cycling: Ullrich Denies Drug Claims
Jan Ullrich, the 1997 Tour de France winner, has denied that he was treated by a doctor involved in a doping scandal.

Cycling: Ullrich's Tour Preparation Delayed
Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has delayed preparations for this year's race after a knee injury.

Tour De France: Heavyweights Unite Behind Ullrich
Lance Armstrong faces a tough battle with Jan Ullrich if he is to clinch his seventh Tour de France crown, says William Fotheringham.

Tour De France 2004: Scent of Sixth Victory on Armstrong
July 3: Jan Ullrich will again be the main challenger as Lance Armstrong chases an absolute record sixth Tour victory.

Cycling: Concern Over Ullrich Fitness for Tour
April 27: Jan Ullrich's T-Mobile team are insisting that their rider will be fit to challenge Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France this summer.

Cycling: Armstrong Beats Ullrich in Time Trial
Lance Armstrong comfortably beat rival Jan Ullrich for the first and last time before they meet again in the Tour de France.

Ullrich Climbs to Close Gap and Put Win in Sight
Cycling's prodigal son has truly returned. A second Tour de France win is within Jan Ullrich's reach after the German took second on the stage.

Armstrong Fights for His Future As Ullrich Throws Down Gauntlet
Jan Ullrich gained the upper hand on Lance Armstrong yesterday by a massive margin: 95 seconds as the American struggled on the time-trial course.

Ullrich Makes a Comeback
April 9: Jan Ullrich, the Olympic champion and 1997 Tour de France winner, has finally returned to racing after a 14-month absence.

Ullrich's Team Suspended After Failing to Pay Riders
March 7: Team Coast, Olympic champion Jan Ullrich's squad, was suspended from competition for failing to pay its riders' salaries for January and February.

Ullrich's positive test casts cloud over Tour
Tour de France build-up: Germany's Jan Ullrich has become the third rider to fail a drugs test ahead of the race.

Wounded Knee Ends Ullrich's Tour Hopes
May 8: Jan Ullrich has withdrawn from this year's Tour de France, which starts in just over two months, due to a persistent knee injury.

Ullrich in trouble for cycle crash
Cycling: Jan Ullrich's troubled start to the season took a turn for the worse yesterday when it was confirmed that police had confiscated his driving licence after a late-night incident.

Ullrich under a cloud
Tomorrow, in the shadow of Milan's great cathedral, the professional season begins in earnest with the start of the opening World Cup round, the Milan-San Remo. This is where the Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will begin his build-up for a fourth successive victory.

Ullrich May Not Race at All
March 22: Jan Ullrich, the only man to have mounted a serious challenge to champion Lance Armstrong on the past two Tours has a serious injury which could prevent him racing at all.