Cycling: Ullrich faces doping query

Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich will face questions about doping allegations during a court case in which he is seeking unpaid wages.

Duesseldorf regional court spokesman Ulrich Thole said: "I can confirm that it is planned to question Mr Ullrich if he doped or not."

Ullrich won the 1997 tour.

He wants €500,000 ($1 million) from the Coast team, which has refused payment because it assumes he was doped while he rode for the squad in 2003. A fraud investigation into allegations of performance-enhancing drugs was dropped in April.

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