Editing Jan Ullrich (section)

=== Early professional career ===
In 1995, Ullrich turned professional for the Telekom team under [[Walter Godefroot]].<ref name=ndr/>

Ullrich was inconspicuous in his first 18 months as a professional. In 1995 he became national [[time trial]] champion.<ref name="highlow_cn">{{cite web |last1=Westemeyer |first1=Susan |title=Jan Ullrich: A career of highs and lows |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/jan-ullrich-a-career-of-highs-and-lows/ |website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=24 September 2019 |date=28 February 2007}}</ref> He also achieved top ten placings on stages of the 1995 [[Tour de Suisse]]. At 21 he wanted to start the [[1995 Tour de France]] but Godefroot thought it was early. Instead he went to the small German stage race, the Hofbräu Cup, where he ended third. Ullrich started the [[1995 Vuelta a España]] later that year only to abandon on stage 12.<ref name="pais97">{{cite news |last1=Arribas |first1=Carlos |title=Aquel septiembre del 95 |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1997/09/05/deportes/873410418_850215.html |newspaper=[[El País]] |access-date=20 July 2018 |date=5 September 1997}}</ref>