Lance Armstrong recently returned to the descent into hell of Jan Ullrich, his former rival turned friend.
Persona non grata on the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong nonetheless closely follows the race as evidenced by his daily podcast where he shares the microphone with Johan Bruyneel and George Hincapie. Remained very close to some of his former traveling companions, the one who brought back the yellow jersey seven times on the Champs-Élysées before seeing all his victories canceled after being convicted of doping also became very good friends with Jan Ullrich, his main rival.
This friendship notably earned him being at the side of the former leader of Telekom when the latter, victim of terrible addiction problems – drugs, alcohol – hit rock bottom. The Texan had thus visited him four years ago when he had been received in a rehab center. He didn’t know I was coming and I wasn’t sure where I was going either. I had never seen anyone in such a state. We all have more or less crazy friends, but I had never seen a human being put in such a situation before. »remembered for ARD the former American runner, to whom one of Jan Ullrich’s relatives had said: « You are our last hope. You’re the only one who can scare him. Jan has always had respect for toi. »
The worst possible vision
Rebelote last winter when the German was overtaken by his demons and interned in Mexico after causing a scandal on a plane. ” He was tied to his bed, unconscious, it was terrible, the worst possible sight »he confided in remarks relayed by Eurosport, remembering having said to him: “ We’re going to take you back to Switzerland, to the clinic that followed you last time. »
And according to Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich is on the right track. « Jan has children, they need to be able to grow up being proud of their father. For now, Jan has regained some balance, he is sticking to what was recommended to him, but he still has a long way to go”he assured.