Comments on: Being Jan Ullrich

By: albertg928

albertg928 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:10:17 +0000

I did think Ullrich was a cool, smart, and strong rider but now that i found out that he was caught doping, i felt let down. He was not strong, but lazy, not smart because he was caught doping and not cool at all he’s in the same catagory as Contador:/

By: Party Time!

Party Time! — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:22:51 +0000

[...] Jan Ullrich anecdotes aside, just because you’re not focused doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t exercise. In fact you should stay active. The only rule should be that you do something different than normal, with no regiment, no coaching (including Tony, Chalene, Shaun, et al), and no goal except to sustain it for a prescribed period of time. All very calculatedly un-scientific. [...]

By: Cyclocosm - Pro Cycling Blog » Ullrich’s DNA, DePanne, Last Bit of Fool

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:18:42 +0000

[...] a reader named “ryan” posted a bunch of pro-Ullrich comments on this page. Today, word leaks that the big guy’s DNA actually was in those Operation Puerto [...]

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:15:54 +0000

I love jan ullrich. I wish he would come back! I love the commetary about him being a abusole beast of a man and stuff. YA jan is sweet.

By: ryan

ryan — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:15:54 +0000

I love jan ullrich. I wish he would come back! I love the commetary about him being a abusole beast of a man and stuff. YA jan is sweet.

By: Cyclocosm - Pro Cycling Blog » We’re Back, Ullrich Retires, Het Volk Looms

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:50:18 +0000

[...] return comes just in time to see one of the greats lhang up his bike forever. Often criticized for off-season indolence and questionable tactics, Jan Ullrich’s legacy seems already cast as [...]

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:47:00 +0000

What!?!?! That picture is actually Jan Ullrich at age 19? WTF? He’s emaciated. Maybe he joined Theta Delt at university…

By: John

John — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:57:00 +0000

Anyone who wins the Tour has done enough work to “deserve” it. No one ever “deserves” to win. It’s a race.

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:14:00 +0000

He is definitely an interesting character. I too found myself rooting for him at times in the past, but when I keep hearing about this laissez faire attitude of his it make it hard to continue rooting. Nice commentary.

By: Joseph Vinciquerra

Joseph Vinciquerra — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:16:00 +0000

Great entry!