Man between Extremes: Triumph and Tragedy of a Cycling Legend—Jan Ullrich Biography, Tour de France Winner, Doping Scandal, Prime Video Documentary, Memoir of an Exceptional Athlete

He is considered one of the greatest athletes the country has ever seen. In 1997, Jan Ullrich became the first—and so far only—German to win the Tour de France. With his legendary duels against Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani, he sparked an unprecedented wave of cycling enthusiasm and had millions of people on the edge of their seats during every race. But his meteoric rise was followed by a steep fall. Following doping allegations in 2006, Ullrich was banned from the Tour de France. He ended his professional career and withdrew almost entirely from the public eye. What followed were years of headlines: alcohol and drug abuse, accidents, depression, rehab—and finally, his complete breakdown in Mallorca, before he slowly and step by step fought his way back to a normal life. Now, for the first time, Jan Ullrich tells the full story of his fall from grace: of his childhood in Rostock, his greatest successes, his darkest hours—and what he has learned from all these experiences. Jan Ullrich’s story is that of an exceptional athlete who had to push past all his limits in order to ultimately rediscover his inner balance and his zest for life.