Jan Ullrich quickly became the “golden child” of cycling. In 1997 he won the Tour de France. Red carpets are waiting, television stations are scrambling for him. But success comes with a price. In addition to Jan Ullrich, competitors like Marco Pantani also have to experience this. His mother reports on the Italian's lonely drug-related death. Doping is becoming a dominant topic in cycling.

• Sebastian Dehnhardt

• Richard Virenque
• Jan Ullrich
• Danilo Hondo