Jan Ullrich is a German cyclist born December 2, 1973, in Rostock, then in East Germany, who turned professional with Team Telekom in 1995. In 1997 he became the first German to win the Tour de France, at age 23, and he also won the 1999 Vuelta a Espana, Olympic gold in the road race and silver in the time trial at the 2000 Sydney Games, and two UCI World Time Trial Championships, in 1999 and 2001, while finishing second at the Tour de France four times, in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2001, mostly behind Lance Armstrong. His career was later overshadowed by the Operacion Puerto doping investigation, which led to a two-year ban in 2012 and the removal of all results from May 2005 onward, and he admitted to blood doping in 2013 before retiring in February 2007.
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Career HighlightJan Ullrich rode to victory in the 1997 Tour de France, becoming the first German rider to win the race overall, a win credited with sparking a bicycle boom in Germany. 1 Classification
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Did Jan Ullrich keep his 2000 Olympic medals despite his doping history?
The IOC investigated but found no solid evidence against him and let him keep the medal.
Yes. The International Olympic Committee investigated whether Jan Ullrich should be stripped of the road race gold medal he won at the 2000 Sydney Games. The investigation started after seven years, within the eight-year deadline for such cases. The committee decided that there was no solid evidence against him, so he could keep his medal.
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Jan Ullrich (German pronunciation: [jan ˈʊlʁɪç] ; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer.
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Jan Ullrich (German pronunciation: [jan ˈʊlʁɪç] ; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer.
Lead paragraph, cycling boom sentence
His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany.
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Jan Ullrich (German pronunciation: [jan ˈʊlʁɪç] ; born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer.
Competed In: 2000 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Competed In: Tour de France, lead paragraph, competed-in
In 2006, Ullrich was barred from the Tour de France amid speculation of having doped.
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