Article: Tour champ knows weigh to Paris

Article: Ullrich looks to break Armstrong's stranglehold on Tour de France
AP Worldstream;  June 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......on July 25. The pressure on Ullrich to succeed this year is perhaps greater than ever...again Ullrich fell short. This year sees Ullrich reunited with the team, then...climber who finished third last year, and Ullrich could together have proved...

Article: Cyc: Ullrich wants to avoid six times runner-up record
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 24, 2004 ;     543 words ......crowning in 1980. Last year's Tour served to restore Ullrich's pride and ambitions...Armstrong every day last year and who finished third behind Ullrich. It also has Colombian...Pevenage. As in every year since 1997, Ullrich seemed overweight at...

Article: Ullrich's arrest 'benefitted many', NATION
The Nation (Thailand);  February 4, 1999 ;     642 words ......discovered in November last year that Ullrich has been in the same drug syndicate...Bangkok home was raided last year. Ullrich's involvement in ecstacy tablets...non grata since September last year. On Tuesday, Ullrich filed a civil lawsuit against...

Article: Cycling: Ullrich comes of age with Tour triumph
The Independent - London;  July 28, 1997 ;     700+ words ......until he was 27. Ullrich, however, was second on his debut last year, and then after his...preparation he can win next year." Yet Godefroot was surprised at Ullrich's emergence. "In...and months later Ullrich signed a one-year contract. His real...

Article: Ullrich looks for change of luck in final bid to dethrone Armstrong
AP Worldstream;  July 11, 2005 ;     567 words ......suffered two accidents. Ullrich entered this year's Tour leaner and...debut in 1996 _ the year Armstrong abandoned...and the only time Ullrich has ever beaten...was fourth last year _ the only time...off the podium. Ullrich makes things look...

Article: Ullrich gives Armstrong a run for his money in 2003 Tour de France
AP Worldstream;  July 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ......stranglehold on the Tour, Ullrich holds every chance...Paris on July 27. Ullrich's brilliant showing in this year's Tour is all the...Telekom. The following year, in his Tour de France...also won a stage. Ullrich reached his pinnacle...accident. Altogether, Ullrich was out of ...

Article: Ullrich: The man who might have been Was inadequate training the reason for German's worst finish in years? CYCLING
International Herald Tribune;  July 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ......getting ready. It's a full-year commitment.''He never mentioned Ullrich, but the jibe about...Ullrich most years.Last year, after he left Telekom...serious for three months a year.''He's got to realize...own early memory of Ullrich, recalling a stage that...

Article: Cycle: Ullrich returns to Telekom
AAP Sports News (Australia);  October 4, 2003 ;     467 words ......around him. With Ullrich, Kazakh Alexander...came third on this year's Tour, last year...East German-born Ullrich left Telekom last year after it stopped...was built around Ullrich and formed a few weeks before this year's Tour, now faces...

Article: Ullrich Looks for Luck in Tour Bid
AP Online;  July 11, 2005 ;     521 words ......champion entered this year's Tour leaner and...recent years. But Ullrich, the man who had...get better," the 31-year-old Ullrich said Monday at the...debut in 1996 _ the year Armstrong abandoned...marking the only time Ullrich has beaten Armstrong...

Article: Ullrich stirs up a word war German breaks silence in verbal battle with Armstrong Cycling
International Herald Tribune;  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......German signed early last year with Coast. Before Ullrich had a chance to begin racing...continue with Bianchi next year.So on Saturday Ullrich found a new team. In fact...reported that Telekom will pay Ullrich 2.5 million a year in a three-year contract...

Article: Ullrich turning corner in race against weight problem.
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 11, 1998 ;     565 words ......he was dubbed last year after his dominating...has dropped so has Ullrich's form returned which...title by Pantani. Ullrich's team-mate, Bjarne...Miguel Indurain's five-year winning streak was...Boardman, who beat Ullrich by two seconds in the prologue last year, added of his ...

Article: Ullrich turning corner in race against weight problem
The Independent - London;  July 11, 1998 ;     566 words ......he was dubbed last year after his dominating...has dropped so has Ullrich's form returned which...title by Pantani. Ullrich's team-mate, Bjarne...Miguel Indurain's five-year winning streak was...Boardman, who beat Ullrich by two seconds in the prologue last year, added of his ...

Article: Cycle: Ullrich, a sporting phenomenon who fell by the wayside
AAP Sports News (Australia);  February 27, 2007 ;     621 words ......school system as a 14-year-old. It did not take...coaches long to realise Ullrich's potential and after...and ended the five-year reign of Spanish...achievements heralded Ullrich as the 'new Indurain...winning the race in Ullrich's absence the year before. Lance Armstrong would ...

Article: Cycl: Ullrich humbled but unbowed by Armstrong
AAP Sports News (Australia);  July 7, 2004 ;     357 words ......Armstrong since 2000, Jan Ullrich has found new confidence...France showing last year and is convinced...near Gaillac last year and pushed him closer than ever before. Ullrich admitted he might...them at will. "Last year, he realised that...KEYWORD: CYCLING TOUR ULLRICH 2004 AAP ...