Ullrich Tour win voted Germany's most moving sports moment

By Susan Westemeyer

Germany's most moving sports moment of all time was Jan Ullrich's 1997 victory in the Tour de France, according to a poll conducted by the German TV channel NDR. "The 23-year-old from Rostock has done what no other German has done. Jan Ullrich wins the Tour de France and is King of cycling," says the channel's website about Ullrich's win.

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