Austrian Federation distances itself from Ullrich

Jan Ullrich

Jan Ullrich (Image credit: AFP)

The Austrian cycling federation, Österreicher Radsport-Verband (ÖSV), is perhaps not so eager to welcome Jan Ullrich to its ranks after all. In a statement published Wednesday, ÖSV said that it "wants to explicitly state that General Secretary Rudolf Massak had simply and only commented on the legalities of issuing a license. We further want to state that there has been no invitation or offer from the ÖRV to Mr. Ullrich that he should move to Austria and request a license."

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Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews.  She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.