Former Tour de France winner Ullrich retires

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-02-27 09:08


T-Mobile team rider Jan Ullrich of Germany cycles during the 192km (119 miles) 10th stage of the 92nd Tour de France cycling race between Grenoble and Courchevel in this July 12, 2005 file picture. Former Tour de France champion Ullrich announced his retirement as a cyclist on February 26, 2007. The 33-year-old German, who won cycling's most prestigious race in 1997, said at a presentation in Hamburg he would join the small Austrian Volksbank team, but as an adviser rather than a rider. [Reuters]


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