Jan Ullrich

Jan Ullrich remains, for me, one of cycling's most poignant figures. Born in Rostock in 1973 and raised in East Germany, he was a genuine phenomenon, a Tour de France champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist in Sydney, and winner of the Vuelta a España, twice named Germany's Sportsperson of the Year. His duels in the mountains defined an era. The later doping controversy understandably complicates his legacy, and I do not wave it away. Yet the sheer beauty of that big frame climbing a brutal gradient stays with me. He is a deeply human champion, triumphs and failings included.

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Name (English)

Jan Ullrich

Name (Japanese)

ヤン・ウルリッヒ

Reading

やん・うるりっひ

Born

December 2, 1973 (age 52)

Origin

Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Height

183 cm

Occupation

sport cyclist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Ox

Awards & achievements

• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
• 2003 German Sportspersonality of the Year
• 1997 German Sportspersonality of the Year
• 1997 Vélo d'Or

• Official sitehttps://www.janullrich.de/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/janullrichofficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%20Ullrich
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%92
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57959

Tags

• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• sport cyclist

Last updated

September 23, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.