News flash: Ullrich has a cold.

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Maybe I am being a bit presumptive, but when I have worked in sports med, the elite athletes tended to be totally obsessed with every little twinge and sniffle that might possibly stop them being at their peak. Maybe we are just made more aware of his minor illnesses because of his profile?

I fully agree with this ......... Also , most Germans that I have met seem obsessed with their health. They are sure every little sniffle is an onset of a major illness. Plus, with Jan, as with Lance, every thing is reported in the press. Even though Zabel is probably the best of all the German riders, not much was written about his season ending ankle injury.....