Jan Ullrich, the fallen star of German cycling, made a rare public appearance at the Eurobike show...
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Ullrich made an appearance(Image credit: AFP)
Jan Ullrich will appear at Eurobike(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Jan Ullrich is supporting X-Bionic a clothing manufacturer(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Ullrich made an appearance on Thursday at Eurobike(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Jan Ullrich refused to answer any questions about doping allegations(Image credit: AFP Photo)
The German, Jan Ullrich ended his career in February(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Ullrich was sacked by T-Mobile and lost most of his personal endorsements in 2006(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Ullrich still has fans in Germany(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Jan Ullrich will appear every day at Eurobike(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Ullrich appeared for a press conference at Eurobike 2007(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Jan Ullrich, the fallen star of German cycling, made a rare public appearance at the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen to promote a line of clothing, but refused to be coerced into speaking about the doping accusations which spelled an early end to his cycling career. Ullrich, who was implicated in Operación Puerto, was hounded by German investigators until DNA tests allegedly linked the former Tour de France champion directly to bags of blood seized in the affair.
The 33 year-old staunchly refused to be drawn into a conversation about his case with the media. "If I had to say something on these accusations," he told AFP, "I, myself, would choose the media and the date to speak."
Ullrich will appear daily at the stand of the X-BIONIC company, according to his website, janullrich.de. He is scheduled to attend at 11:00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and again at 15:00 on Saturday and Sunday.
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