<p><b><i>Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was </i>is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial champions of the Tour de France.<br><br>'Magnificent' – Matt Dickinson, <i>The Times</i><br>'A superlative biography as well as social and sporting history' – <i>Observer</i></b><br><br>In 1997, Jan Ullrich announced himself to the world by obliterating his rivals at the Tour de France and becoming Germany’s first ever winner. Everyone agreed: Jan Ullrich would dominate the future of cycling. But he never quite managed it.<br><br>This is a gripping account of how unbearable expectation, mental and physical fragility, the effects of a complicated childhood, a morally corrupt sport and one individual – Lance Armstrong – can conspire to rer
