Ullrich won the Tour de France in 1997, but was never able to repeat that success. “Cocaine turned me into a monster in no time,” he said in an interview with Germany’s Stern. The German has struggled with drugs and alcohol addiction. Jan Ullrich is currently healthy and happy again, but the former Tour winner has had a few difficult times. TOP STORY: Jan Ullrich Talks About Doping and “Cocaine Turned me Into a Monster” Race news: Local politicians want La Vuelta a España back In Mallorca, 2024 Giro d’Italia is expecting two big names, AlUla Tour: Something new in the desert, the CIC Mont Ventoux will not take place in 2024 and the Ronde van Limburg returns as part of the U23 Road Series. Team news: Wout van Aert and Jumbo-Visma spring Classics squad training in Flanders, Dries Devenyns continues with Soudal Quick-Step, Riley Sheehan inks three-year deal with IPT, Yuhi Todome signs first pro contract with EF Education-EasyPost, Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team welcomes Alessandro Fancellu and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA picks up Sebastian Berwick from Israel-Premier Tech.
