Jan Ullrich, Olympic cycling champion, winner of the Tour de France and second overall in the centenary Tour de France, has set himself ambitious targets. However, the popular cycling hero imposes high expectations not only on himself. The idol of a Europe-wide fan base has declared himself to be an enthusiast for the watch manufacturer, IWC Schaffhausen, whose horological complications have impressed the megastar.

Ullrich, who has decided to settle in the Swiss Thurgau region in order to optimize his training conditions, recently visited the watch manufacturer's premises in neighbouring Schaffhausen. The innovative technology power-house inspired this watch lover through its creative engineering virtuosity, through the precision achievements of a finely honed watchmakers' guild and with timepieces of complex functionality.

In the course of his hard daily training routine, Jan Ullrich depends on the horological feats of IWC Schaffhausen, which accompany him reliably as a crucial motivational instrument in his daily training and make it more emotionally bearable.

For both Ullrich and IWC, time and precision are success factors on the way to the top. Both the man and the watch are based on intricate precision mechanisms at the highest level, designed by experienced engineers, who invest their entire know-how in the development of sophisticated systems.

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Source: Fortis Press Release
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