Jan Ullrich Archives

The Story of Indurain and Riis at the 1996 Tour de France

July 16, 2022 at 7:23 am6 min reading

Road cycling

Coming into the 1996 Tour, Miguel “Big Mig” Indurain was the favourite. He’d won his fifth Tour the year before and wanted to be the first person ever to win this Grand Tour six times. Bjarne Riis was one of the few daring challengers. His…

The Unexpected Rise of Jan Ullrich at the 1997 Tour de France

July 7, 2021 at 12:21 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Winning a Tour de France title is an achievement of a lifetime for any team leader, even with the support of his domestiques. So, how did Jan Ullrich manage to get the Tour title riding as a domestique himself? It was a combination of exceptional…