Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich has been arrested for allegedly attacking and injuring a prostitute in Frankfurt.
Police said Ullrich was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he was detained on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm.
Officers were called after reports of an argument in Frankfurt’s luxury Villa Kennedy hotel in the early hours of Friday.
The woman is still being questioned by police and the investigation is ongoing, the Bild reported.
Ullrich, 44, had told Germany’s Bild newspaper in an interview earlier this week that he had marriage problems and was emotionally stressed after his wife had decided to separate. He had not seen his three sons since Easter.
“I've done and taken things that I very much regret", Ullrich said. “Out of love for my children, I'm doing therapy now.”
The 1997 Tour de France winner had just flown to Frankfurt from his home in Mallorca.
He had been involved in an altercation in the garden of his neighbour, German action film star Til Schweiger, last weekend.
Additional reporting by Reuters
