Ullrich hit by fresh drug claims

Ullrich maintains he has not used outlawed drugs

German prosecutors have alleged former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has used banned substances since 2003.

Ullrich was sacked by his T-Mobile team before this year's Tour after being implicated in a Spanish doping probe.

"These are not conclusions we have come to ourselves - they are supported by reports from Spanish police," said a spokeperson for the Bonn prosecutors.

Swiss cycling authorities are also currently investigating the rider who continues to protest his innocence.

German prosecutors are also investigating Ullrich's former team-mate Oscar Sevilla and sporting director Rudy Pevenage, also both sacked by T-Mobile.

Madrid prosecutors said earlier this week that they hope to hear submissions from all the riders implicated in the blood-doping probe over the next month.