On Friday evening a new message about Jan Ullrich shocked the German sports landscape. The cycling legend was involved in a bad accident near his place of residence and had to be taken to the hospital with several broken bones. The day after, Ullrich reported from the bedside.
On Saturday afternoon, Jan Ullrich first confirmed in one Instagram story The reports from the previous day: “Yes, it was true, I was hit by a car yesterday during training.”
The first thing to do was report “Eurosport” that the 51-year-old was hit by a car on Friday during a training trip on Friday that is said to have taken the right of way. The cycling legend was hit violently, he suffered serious injuries.
The training trip took place in the Black Forest region around its hometown of Merdingen, Ullrich is said to have been on the road alone.
At first there was talk of a broken collarbone, bruises and abrasions. According to information from “Sport Bild”, the Tour-de France winner from 1997 also broke three ribs. According to the newspaper report, one of the broken ribs even drilled into the lung wing.
Ullrich himself initially gave no information about the severity of his injuries. Rather, he wants to announce details about his accident in his podcast “Ulle & Rick” with ex-bike professional Rick Zabel next Thursday. There he will “discuss everything in detail with Rick,” said Ullrich.
Jan Ullrich is still in the hospital
In the coming days and weeks there were actually several important dates for the Olympic champion on the agenda. So he should appear as an expert for “Eurosport” as part of the Giro d’Italia.
In addition, a large cycling event is planned for May 17th and 18th in Bad Dürrheim, in which Jan Ullrich actually wanted to take part in the side of his long-time Tour-de-France-Widersacher Lance Armstrong.
After all, his presence as the namesake of the “Jan-Ullrich Cycling Festival” in Bad Dürrheim agreed to the accident despite his injuries.
How long he still has to be looked after in stationary remained unclear.