Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was <\/i>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.<\/p>\n
‘Magnificent’ – Matt Dickinson, The Times<\/i>
‘A superlative biography as well as social and sporting history’ – Observer<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
In 1997, 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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