

Being Jan Ullrich
2022-06-25 · 30 min / episode · ★ 6.7
Winning the Tour de France in 1997 made Jan Ullrich a star. But soon after, the downfall of road cycling's biggest talent begins. The five-part documentary series follows the stages of his life and his career.
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- Ole Zeisler, Uli Fritz
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- SR, NDR, nineteentwentyfour
- Countries
- Germany
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- Ended
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Jan UllrichSelf (Archival)
Lance ArmstrongSelf
Richard VirenqueSelf
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