David Rozman, the head carer for Ineos Grenadiers who left the Tour de France amid an anti-doping investigation, worked at Manchester United last year as part of a knowledge exchange within Ineos Sport, the Guardian has learned. Sources at Manchester United confirmed that Rozman spent four weeks at Old Trafford in 2024, working alongside the club's soft tissue therapists.
The Slovenian was called for an interview by the International Testing Agency (ITA) after a German documentary linked him to convicted doping doctor Mark Schmidt. Ineos stated that Rozman had spoken informally to the ITA in April and was told he was not under investigation, but later received a request for an interview, prompting him to step back from race duties and leave the Tour.
The allegations stem from an ARD documentary and subsequent media reports, which included alleged text messages between Rozman and Schmidt from June 2012, when the team was racing as Team Sky. The reports drew on court transcripts from the Aderlass hearings, which led to Schmidt's imprisonment in 2021 for running a doping ring between 2012 and 2019.
Dave Brailsford, head of Ineos Sport, who also worked at Manchester United, declined to comment on the allegations during the Tour. British Cycling confirmed Rozman worked for Team GB at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Ineos Grenadiers reiterated its zero-tolerance policy and said it would cooperate with authorities.
