Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. Ullrich won gold and silver medals in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He won the 1999 Vuelta a España and the HEW Cyclassics in front of a home crowd in Hamburg in 1997. He had podium finishes in the hilly classic Clásica de San Sebastián. His victorious ride in the 1997 Tour de France led to a bicycle boom in Germany. He retired in February 2007.
Ullrich in 2016
Ullrich with teammate Udo Bölts crossing the Vosges mountains during the 1997 Tour de France
Ullrich in Hanover, 2005
Ullrich in 2005
The Hamburg Cyclassics is an annual one-day professional and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is always around 250 km. The course's most significant difficulty is Waseberg hill in Blankenese, which is addressed three times in the race finale.
Finishing straight of the tenth edition in 2005, won by Italian Filippo Pozzato.
André Greipel (in red) during the 2015 Vattenfall Cyclassics.
Tom Boonen and Fabian Wegmann climbing Waseberg hill in 2007.
Peloton at Großer Burstah in Hamburg-Altstadt during the race.