32 Quotes by Jan Ullrich

It's a good race to start with as it's not too demanding. The terrain isn't too difficult, very good to find the rhythm again.

It's not really a relief that he quit,

It's a lot more open without Armstrong. I really have to be careful that I have everything in hand. Basso is always getting better, Heras has to bring his Vuelta performance to the Tour, and Vino has already announced his intentions.

It was a bad day and I knew it from the first climb in Aspin, ... I'm going to keep fighting because the Tour is not over.

The knee held up well and I felt like I made progress. Just finishing the course was a small victory for me.

I'm going to try every day to reduce this 55-second split. I could go to my room, get into bed, pull the sheet over my head and cry, but I won't.

I'm not looking at the general classification but I will be keen to test my legs on a few key stages.

I have the motivation, but not the legs. I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm confident in myself.

In the Tour, it's important to use every opportunity to distance or eliminate adversaries and if there's a chance, I won't hesitate to attack.