David Rozman, Ineos Grenadiers' head carer, who was asked to leave the Tour de France due to suspected doping links, is reportedly still working with the team remotely while an investigation into his contact with a doctor convicted of doping is ongoing. The investigation stems from allegations of contact with a doctor convicted of doping and text messages referencing past doping practices. Rozman has been working remotely after being requested to leave the Tour de France and has been interviewed by the ITA.
Ineos head carer who quit Tour de France over suspected doping links understood to remain with the team David Rozman was asked to leave the team at the Tour de France and has since worked remotely. An investigation into his contact with a disgraced doctor is ongoing.
..The head carer who was asked by Ineos Grenadiers to leave during the Tour de France after allegations of contact with a doctor convicted for doping, is understood to be remaining with the team. David Rozman is described by the team as “one of the longest-serving members of our staff takes on the important role of Head Carer”, also known as a soigneur. In the run-up to the Tour de France, German broadcaster ARD>Ineos Grenadiers head carer leaves Tour de France as anti-doping authority launches fresh investigation into 2012 texts In 2021, Schmidt was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison for running a doping ring that reportedly involved a form of powered haemoglobin, leading to 11 cyclists and nine cross-country skiers receiving bans. The police investigation around Schmidt was known as Operation Aderlass.subsequently published text messages purporting to show Rozman in 2012 asking after"any of the stuff that Milram used during the races". Schmidt was formerly employed as a doctor at the team. Ineos subsequently announced that they had forwarded the allegations to the International Testing Agency for investigation, and Rozman has worked remotely since then.At the time of Rozman's departure from the Tour de France, Ineos Grenadiers released a statement saying their head carer had"received a request from the ITA to attend an interview" having been"informally contacted in April 2025 by a member of ITA staff, who asked him about alleged historical communications. "David immediately notified the team of his meeting with the ITA and his recollection of the contents of the meeting. Although the ITA assured David at the time that he was not under investigation, Ineos promptly commissioned a thorough review by an external law firm.”, Ineos pointed back to their original statement in which they also said they are"taking the allegations seriously whilst acknowledging that David is a long-standing, dedicated member of the team." They also pledged to co-operate with the investigation, deny any wrongdoing and re-iterated their"zero-tolerance policy". Prior to becoming Head Carer, Rozman had worked as a soigneur to Chris Froome and Richie Porte when the team was known as Team Sky. His relationship with Froome was close enough that he was reported by the journalist David Walsh to have named his son after the four-time Tour de France winner.since the story first broke, and also denied deleting posts on social media with the Slovenian. The tweet screenshotted above was removed from Froome's X/Twitter account after the allegations first emerged. >“Sky chucked me under a bus… It’ll come out”: Bradley Wiggins says doping accusations enabled team to “protect someone else” We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £2.49. If you don’t want to subscribe, please turn your ad blocker off. The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site. If you’ve enjoyed this article, then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £2.49. Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist, independent reviews, impartial buying advice and more. Your subscription will help us to do more.Callum is a freelance journalist. A contributor to The Road Book almanac since 2023, he has a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Cardiff University. There, his dissertation focused on Geraint Thomas' retirement and the boom and bust of the domestic racing calendar. He also has a degree in Scandinavian Studies & Politics which is somehow even more niche.Can a Scotland resident with a camera enlighten us on this, and on the current state of the 'I can't remember the incident' Get-Off Dodge? In any...It's a 1400 person, two year, RCT. I have not read the paper to know what exactly they did (and yes, I am qualified to understand this kind of... “A natural next step”: Geraint Thomas confirmed as new director of racing at Ineos Grenadiers – but will the Tour de France winner’s management role revitalise the struggling British squad? Labour ditched Cycle to Work cap two weeks before Budget after deciding it “wasn’t worth the revenue”, as bike shops hail “common sense prevailing” Cyclist whose racing career was cut short after being hit by drug driver launches clothing brand with"industry first" membership model DealClincher x Wahoo Black Friday takeover! Save 20% on Wahoo Kickr Core 2, over £1,000 off Wahoo Kickr Pro Smart Bike, big discounts on Kickr accessories + loads more DealClincher x Zwift Black Friday takeover! Take £100 off Zwift Ride with Kickr Core and save 20% on the Wahoo Kickr Core 2 Driver who killed Dublin cyclist while speeding on wrong side of road spared jail, after judge ruled her “dangerous driving is on the lower side”
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