Ineos Carer Worked At Manchester United Before ‘anti-doping Questions’

The Ineos Grenadiers caput carer who near nan Tour de France earlier this period aft it was revealed he had been called to question and reply by nan International Testing Agency (ITA) complete alleged links to convicted German doping doctor, Mark Schmidt, worked for Manchester United successful 2024.

Sources astatine Manchester United person confirmed to nan Guardian that David Rozman spent 1 period moving astatine Old Trafford past twelvemonth arsenic portion of what is called a ‘knowledge exchange’ wrong Ineos Sport. Rozman is described connected nan Ineos Grenadiers website arsenic “one of nan longest-serving members of our staff” who “takes connected nan important domiciled of caput carer”.

The Slovenian spent 4 weeks past twelvemonth moving alongside United’s soft insubstantial therapists arsenic portion of an speech programme introduced aft Sir Jim Ratcliffe became co-owner astatine Manchester United.

In a connection issued to nan Guardian connected 24 July, Ineos said Rozman had spoken “informally” to nan ITA successful April erstwhile he was told he was not nether investigation but added: “Following caller media allegations, David Rozman has now received a petition from nan ITA to be an interview. Accordingly, he has stepped backmost from title duties and has near nan Tour.”

The allegations stem from a caller documentary made by ARD successful Germany, which made claims linking Rozman to Schmidt but did not sanction him, pinch further media reports including alleged texts betwixt nan Ineos unit personnel and Schmidt from June 2012, erstwhile nan squad were racing arsenic Team Sky.

The documentary and consequent reports were said to person drawn connected tribunal transcripts and in-court reporting during nan Aderlass hearings, which resulted successful Schmidt being jailed successful 2021 for orchestrating a doping ringing revolving astir cross-country skiers and aggregate cyclists betwixt 2012 and 2019.

Dave Brailsford, nan caput of Ineos Sport, who returned to nan Tour de France this July aft his sojourn astatine Manchester United, declined to remark connected nan Rozman allegations during nan race, but was a starring fig successful directing capacity astatine Old Trafford.

Also seconded to Carrington, United’s training crushed during refurbishment of their laundry facilities, was an Ineos Grenadiers squad bus, for usage by kit unit astatine Old Trafford.

British Cycling has confirmed to nan Guardian that Rozman was besides present, moving for Team GB, astatine nan London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

His spell astatine Manchester United pre-dates nan ARD documentary aliases immoderate interaction pinch nan ITA.

In nan connection connected 24 July Ineos Grenadiers said: “The squad has acted responsibly and pinch owed process, taking nan allegations earnestly whilst acknowledging that David is simply a long-standing, dedicated personnel of nan team. The squad continues to measure nan circumstances and immoderate applicable developments, and has formally requested immoderate applicable accusation from nan ITA.

“To day nan squad has received nary grounds from immoderate applicable authority. In consequence to nan team’s petition for information, nan ITA has advised nan squad that it cannot stock immoderate further information, owed to ineligible and confidentiality restrictions. Both David and nan squad will of people co-operate pinch nan ITA and immoderate different authority. The squad reiterates its zero-tolerance argumentation and is incapable to remark further astatine this time.”

Ineos Grenadiers did not respond to further requests for comment.