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Monday, July 6, 2009 Ullrich faces disciplinary procedure from Swiss by Agence France-Presse at 5:31 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, Doping   Germany's retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich is to be the subject of a disciplinary procedure by the Swiss anti-doping commission Tuesday's edition of German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) reveals. Gerhard Walter, president of the Swiss Olympic Committee's disciplinary anti-doping commission, told the paper that they had been asked to open an enquiry into the 35-year-old. "I can confirm that we have received a request from the Swiss Antidoping Foundation (ADS) and for that reason we have launched a disciplinary procedure," said Walter. Ullrich won the 1997 Tour de France and was a multiple runner-up behind American seven-time winner Lance Armstrong before retiring from cycling after being sacked by his T-Mobile team in 2006. His dismissal was due to his alleged links with Eufemiano Fuentes, the Spanish doctor at the centre of the Puerto drugs affair.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article