Jan Ullrich "burns out"

Time to step away from the spotlight

Jan Ullrich’s stopping all public appearances. The cake-eating race champion who saw his reputation crumble when he was busted in Operation Puerto is nevertheless still a popular figure on the celebrity circuit in Germany, where he’s been doing charity work and taking part in some motor racing, as well as being a fixture in gossip magazines.

Nevertheless, he’s to step away from all this a he says he is suffering from what he calls “burn out”, being too tired and stressed to make public appearances. “I need a long time to recover and to allow me to get better I’ve got to stop all public activity for the next few months” said Ullrich.