Ullrich takes in the Tour de France from the roadside

Jan Ullrich attended the 2017 Tour de France – but as a fan and not an official guest. Not invited to any festivities by the ASO, he watched the race go by in a small German town. This was his first time watching the race live as a fan and he said it was "absolutely fantastic, really exciting".

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