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Jan Ullrich was born on 2 December, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, is a German cyclist. Discover Jan Ullrich's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
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Jan Ullrich |
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Age |
50 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
2 December, 1973 |
Birthday |
2 December |
Birthplace |
Rostock, East Germany |
Nationality |
Germany
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He is a member of famous Cyclist with the age 50 years old group.
Jan Ullrich Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Jan Ullrich height is 1.83 m and Weight 73 kg.
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Height |
1.83 m |
Weight |
73 kg |
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Who Is Jan Ullrich's Wife?
His wife is Sara Steinhauser (m. 2006–2018)
Family |
Parents |
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Wife |
Sara Steinhauser (m. 2006–2018) |
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Jan Ullrich Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jan Ullrich worth at the age of 50 years old? Jan Ullrich’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cyclist. He is from Germany. We have estimated Jan Ullrich's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Jan Ullrich Social Network
Timeline
On stage 9, Riis rode into the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification while Ullrich finished 44 seconds back and also into 5th place overall 1-minute 38 seconds from Riis.
Over the final mountains, Ullrich rode into second place behind Riis, but he conceded time on each mountain stage, eventually being nearly four minutes behind Riis.
He won the final individual time trial and secured his first Tour stage win.
He cut 2 minutes 18 seconds into Riis's lead.
This led Indurain to comment that Ullrich would win the Tour some day, adding that it was a remarkable victory considering that Ullrich had been helping Riis.
Ullrich dismissed suggestions he would have done better if he had not had to help Riis, saying Riis had inspired the team.
Jan finished his first tour in second place at 1-minute 41 seconds from his teammate Bjarne Riis.
Jan Ullrich (born 2 December 1973) is a German former professional road bicycle racer.
He was educated in the sports training system of the German Democratic Republic attending the KJS sports school in Berlin in 1986.
In 1988, he was champion of the German Democratic Republic.
The school closed two years after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989.
In 1991, he was 5th in the amateur cyclo-cross world championships.
In 1993, aged 19, Ullrich won the amateur road title at the UCI Road World Championships in Oslo, as Lance Armstrong won the professional championship.
He, his trainer Peter Sager, and teammates joined an amateur club in Hamburg until 1994.
In 1995, Ullrich turned professional for the Telekom team under Walter Godefroot.
Ullrich was inconspicuous in his first 18 months as a professional.
In 1995 he became national time trial champion.
He also achieved top ten placings on stages of the 1995 Tour de Suisse.
At 21 he wanted to start the 1995 Tour de France but Godefroot thought it was early.
Instead he went to the small German stage race, the Hofbräu Cup, where he ended third.
Ullrich started the 1995 Vuelta a España later that year only to abandon on stage 12.
Ullrich gave up a place in the 1996 German Olympic team to ride his first Tour.
He finished the prologue 33 seconds down.
He stayed within the top 20 until the mountains on stage 7 when Miguel Induráin cracked.
Ullrich finished 30 seconds back, 22 behind his teammate Bjarne Riis while Indurain finished four minutes down.
On the following stage, he finished in the same group as Indurain 40 seconds behind Riis.
His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany.
Ullrich had 2 wins before the 1997 Tour; a stage in the Tour de Suisse and the national Road Race championship a week before the tour.
He became favorite in the 1997 Tour de France.
He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd in Hamburg in 1997.
He had podium finishes in the hilly classic Clásica de San Sebastián.
Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
In 2006, Ullrich was barred from the Tour de France amid speculation of having doped.
He retired in February 2007.
He was retroactively banned from 22 August 2011, and all results gained since May 2005 were removed from his palmarès.
In February 2012, Ullrich was found guilty of a doping offence by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
He admitted to blood doping in 2013, and to using performance enhancing substances in 2023.
At a young age, Ullrich joined SG Dynamo Rostock (de) in his hometown.
He won his first bicycle race at the age of nine while riding in sports shoes and on a rented bicycle.