...crashed his bike with more than six miles left in the 122.45 mile route. Armstrong's closest competitor, Germany's Jan Ullrich, trailed the leader by a mere 15 seconds. It was the closest Ullrich, or any other rider, has ever been to Armstrong...
...race. Armstrong finished the difficult 120.47-mile stretch about one minute ahead of his main rival, Germany's Jan Ullrich, and moved from third to first place in the standings. He had led Ullrich by 4:05 before the start of Saturday's...
...Olympic road race. It's a field reminiscent of a Tour stage, stacked with some of the biggest names in the sport: Jan Ullrich of Germany, Alex Zulle of Switzerland, Laurent Jalabert of France and Armstrong's nemesis, Marco Pantani of Italy...
...individual time trial, in which riders can gain or lose much time over their rivals in the overall standings. Germany's Jan Ullrich was to begin the 37.88-mile stretch from Montlucon to Saint-Amand-Montrond ranked second behind Armstrong...
...jagged peaks of the Alps flashed by as Armstrong sprinted to the top of L'Alpe d'Huez, leaving his main rival, Jan Ullrich, nearly two minutes. Nor was there was opportunity to appreciate the wild beauty of the densely wooded Pyrenees when...
...year. He is expected to wait until the tough mountain stages, halfway through the race, to make a run for the lead. Jan Ullrich, considered Armstrong's main challenger, finished 22nd and was fifth in the overall standings, France's Jacky...
...bid for the race lead in the peaks. The American still has a 27-second lead over his main challenger, Germany's Jan Ullrich, also expected to be a force in the mountains. Monday's stage is a 114.89-mile stretch from Pontarlier to Aix-les-Bains...
...same time. 109. Roberto Heras, Spain, USPS, same time. Overall Standings Final 1. Armstrong, 86:17:28. 2. Jan Ullrich, Germany, Team Telekom, 6:44 behind. 3. Joseba Beloki, Spain, Once, 9:05. 4. Andrei Kivilev, Kazakstan...
...Tosatto, Italy, Fassa Bortolo, same time. Also 30. Jan Ullrich, Germany, T-Mobile Team, same time. 32. Gilberto...Kloden, Germany, T-Mobile Team, 5:11 behind. 4. Jan Ullrich, Germany, T-Mobile Team, 8:08. 5. Jose Azevedo...
...manager of bicycle manufacturer Giant, which builds carbon fiber from scratch for the bikes of the T Mobile team of Jan Ullrich, one of the top rivals of American Lance Armstrong. Giant and Trek -- which makes the bikes for Armstrong's U...
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