Ullrich feeling better than ever

"This time every second will count from the first day onwards. I'm going to grab every chance to take the yellow jersey," Ullrich was quoted as saying in German magazine Super Illu on Sunday.

Ullrich, who won the Tour in 1997, said he was feeling "better than ever" going into the race, which begins on July 1.

"I feel that this time I can start the Tour not with 80 percent but with 95 percent of my form," he said.

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