Cocaine, heavy alcoholism, doping: Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich counts on a documentary

Cocaine, heavy alcoholism, doping: Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich counts on a documentary

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich will count on a documentary to air on Prime Video in November.

Prime Video continues its sports betting. The platform, which previously produced documentaries on Yannick Noah, Paul Pogba, the Nadal-Djokovic rivalry and even Fernando Alonso, will continue in this direction and this time will bet on cycling champion Jan Ullrich. In the middle of the Tour de France and at the height of the rivalry between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, the video-on-demand service released a trailer for a documentary. Hunting and dedicated to the German, one of the greatest figures of the Great Cycle at the crossroads of 1990-2000. In this short, less than one minute teaser, we explore footage from the 1997 Tour she won at the age of 23. “He was a genius, he was the chosen one”He particularly remembers his great rival, Lance Armstrong, who testified in this documentary and deprived the former East German of yet another victory in the competition.

Despite their sporting rivalries, the two men would eventually become close, and the Texas champion, who was arrested for doping, even contributed. “revive” As Jan Ullrich explains in the trailer. “I was drinking coke and whiskey like water. Until death is near”, recalls the German in the statements quoted by Le Parisien. Doping will also be discussed. “After 20 years you have to admit your mistakes. It would be wrong to say I didn’t cheat on anyone. Especially the fans”reassuring the only German to win the Big Loop. The fact that the Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, who was involved in the Puerto incident, took part in the documentary, seems to make people talk. He’s talking specifically about cyclists who come knocking on his door. “by asking for a miracle formula to win”. Hunting It will be available on Prime Video starting November 28.

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Source: Programme Television

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