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David Rozman, the Ineos Grenadiers head carer who left the Tour de France earlier this month after being called for questioning by the International Testing Agency (ITA) over alleged ties to convicted doping doctor Mark Schmidt, previously worked at Manchester United in 2024.
United sources confirmed to The Guardian that Rozman spent a month at Old Trafford last year as part of a knowledge-sharing initiative within Ineos Sport. The Slovenian, described on Ineos’ website as one of their longest-serving staff members, worked with United’s soft tissue therapists during this exchange program, which began after Sir Jim Ratcliffe became co-owner.
Ineos stated on July 24 that Rozman had an informal discussion with the ITA in April when he was told he wasn’t under investigation. However, following recent media allegations, he received a formal interview request and consequently left the Tour.
These allegations emerged from a German ARD documentary that connected Rozman to Schmidt without naming him directly. Subsequent reports included alleged 2012 text exchanges between Rozman and Schmidt, dating back to when the team competed as Team Sky. The documentary referenced court records from the Aderlass case, which led to Schmidt’s 2021 imprisonment for running a doping network involving skiers and cyclists between 2012-2019.
Ineos Sport director Dave Brailsford, who recently returned to the Tour after working at United, declined to comment on the allegations during the race. Meanwhile, as part of the clubs’ collaboration, an Ineos Grenadiers team bus was temporarily used at United’s Carrington training ground during laundry facility upgrades.
Rozman also worked with Team GB at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, according to British Cycling. His United stint occurred before the ARD documentary or ITA contact.
In their July 24 statement, Ineos said they’re taking the allegations seriously while noting Rozman’s long service. They’ve requested information from the ITA but received none due to confidentiality rules, pledging full cooperation while maintaining their zero-tolerance doping policy. The team declined further comment.
