So why is he fighting so hard to stop his spit from getting in the mail?
From VeloNews:
"Lawyers for Jan Ullrich have submitted their opposition to Swiss authorities' decision to send a sample of the cyclist's saliva to German prosecutors, the Bonn office said Tuesday.
Bonn prosecutors want to compare the Swiss samples with those seized by Spanish authorities during the Spanish drug inquiry Operación Puerto last May to determine whether the German was a client of the raided laboratory run by Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
"The Swiss tribunal must now decide whether or not to accept our request," said prosecutors' spokesman Friedrich Apostel. "If they believe us and go through with the transfer (of the sample), the affected party (Ullrich) will still have a right of appeal."
Ullrich, 32, who won the Tour de France in 1997, submitted to a voluntary blood sample donation after police searched his home in Switzerland. He has always denied knowing Fuentes.
"This submission is Mr Ullrich's right. Everyone can make of that what they will," said Apostel, who said the process could last a year and a half.
That could delay a Swiss cycling federation disciplinary procedure against Ullrich, who held a license in Switzerland when the furor erupted. The Swiss federation wanted to wait until the end of the German inquiry before announcing its decision.
If found guilty, Ullrich could be suspended for life by the Swiss federation, although until such an outcome he is theoretically free to continue racing.
However, Ullrich cannot obtain a new license and has not found a new team since being sacked by T-Mobile."
From VeloNews:
"Lawyers for Jan Ullrich have submitted their opposition to Swiss authorities' decision to send a sample of the cyclist's saliva to German prosecutors, the Bonn office said Tuesday.
Bonn prosecutors want to compare the Swiss samples with those seized by Spanish authorities during the Spanish drug inquiry Operación Puerto last May to determine whether the German was a client of the raided laboratory run by Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes.
"The Swiss tribunal must now decide whether or not to accept our request," said prosecutors' spokesman Friedrich Apostel. "If they believe us and go through with the transfer (of the sample), the affected party (Ullrich) will still have a right of appeal."
Ullrich, 32, who won the Tour de France in 1997, submitted to a voluntary blood sample donation after police searched his home in Switzerland. He has always denied knowing Fuentes.
"This submission is Mr Ullrich's right. Everyone can make of that what they will," said Apostel, who said the process could last a year and a half.
That could delay a Swiss cycling federation disciplinary procedure against Ullrich, who held a license in Switzerland when the furor erupted. The Swiss federation wanted to wait until the end of the German inquiry before announcing its decision.
If found guilty, Ullrich could be suspended for life by the Swiss federation, although until such an outcome he is theoretically free to continue racing.
However, Ullrich cannot obtain a new license and has not found a new team since being sacked by T-Mobile."
