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Germany will have hero's welcome for Ullrich

Tour's visit brings home favorite son

By Bonnie DeSimone
Globe Correspondent / July 8, 2005

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When the Tour de France crosses the Rhine River into Germany today, the roadsides will be awash with color: the yellow, red, and black of the flag, accompanied by a vivid and seemingly incongruous hue of hot pink. (Full article: 904 words)

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