Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

The officially official announcement came out this week that Jan Ullrich will indeed ride the Giro, but strictly for training miles. Jan is already riding in Tuscany for training, he will just have around 200 other training buddies, some of whom may go offon a flyer here and there to get a pink colored jersey when the feeling strikes.

“I’ll be testing my legs on a few stages. I will not be concentrating on the GC however.”

Jan will also get to take an up close look at his main competitor for Tour de France glory, Ivan Basso as he races in anger while Jan enjoys an espresso or two before gingerly heading to the start. Riding a Grand Tour for training isn’t new, but it seems to be the stlye this year as Floyd Landis will be taking it easy in the Corsa Rosa.

Ullrich’s racing debut is April 4th at the Circuit Cycliste Sarthe in France.

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