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Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France.
'Magnificent' – Matt Dickinson, The Times
'A superlative biography as well as social and sporting history' – Observer
In , Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals at the Tour de France and becoming Germany’s first ever winner. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich would dominate the future of cycling. But he never quite managed it.
This is a gripping account of how unbearable expectation, mental and physical fragility, the effects of a complicated childhood, a morally corrupt sport and one individual – Lance Armstrong – can conspire to reroute destiny.
Acclaimed journalist Daniel Friebe takes us from the legacy of East Germany’s drugs programme to the pinnacle of pro cycling and asks: what price are you willing to pay for immortality?
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One of the best cycling books there ever was. So well written and such deep researchEdward Pickering, editor of Rouleur and author of The Ronde: inside the World's Toughest Bike Race
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Jan Ullrich, The Best There Never Was by Daniel Friebe
The Tour de France dominates pro cycling, the star around which the sport orbits. Many riders make it the goal of their year, other races struggle for attention. Jan Ullrich&#;s career was part of this, his first win suggested he&#;d dominate the Tour, and with it the sport for years to come. Even when he didn&#;t win, there was always the seasonal targeting of the Tour with his preparation getting more intense the closer the race got.
On a much smaller level the Tour monopolises attention such that when a cycling biography comes out in June, along comes the race with all its distractions. Having bought a copy in late June there was no time to sit back and read it&#; until now.
If you shouldn&#;t judge a book by its cover, having bought the hardback you can feel the heft, it runs well beyond pages with notes and an index and the font isn&#;t big either.
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As the title implies Jan Ullrich&#;s career arc was unlike most others. A Wunderkind who won the amateur worlds in as a teenager and almost won the time trial against the pros there too, he was second in the Tour de France, taking the final time trial. Then came and Stage 10 from Luchon to Arcalis, a ski station in Andorra whose name today