32 Quotes by Jan Ullrich

I have always said that a Tour victory is more valuable if Lance Armstrong is participating. I will do everything I can to beat him in his last appearance on the Tour.

If it's true, I would of course be disappointed. Lance is the greatest of our time and maybe somebody's trying to put him down. I don't know what it's about, so all of this is very speculative.

Today, I had trouble because it was slippery and dangerous,

It is a good Tour to start with as it is not too demanding.

I want to wear yellow in Paris in July and I reckon I am on the right track,

I went to hospital for x-rays this morning because I was afraid something was broken but I'm glad it's not. My legs feel very good and I know I can compete as long as my body is in shape. The fact I'm still the race means I can stand the pain.

At the moment I just can't sit on the saddle.

There's no point complaining. I want to put this knee trouble behind me and get on with a structured build-up to the Tour (de France).

You start to feel that the power missing. The season has been long, and the legs start to get heavy.