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Ineos Grenadiers Soigneur Leaves Tour de France After ITA Interview Request

An independent law firm is now investigating suspected 2012 communications with convicted doctor Mark Schmidt under Ineos Grenadiers’ zero-tolerance doping policy

Overview

  • David Rozman stepped back from his Tour de France role and exited the race after the International Testing Agency formally requested he attend an interview over alleged historical communications.
  • Ineos Grenadiers engaged an external law firm to conduct a thorough review of the claims first highlighted by a German ARD documentary and named by journalist Paul Kimmage.
  • The ITA had informally questioned Rozman in April about 2012 message exchanges, assuring him he was not under investigation at the time but citing confidentiality rules in withholding further details.
  • Allegations focus on Rozman’s alleged 2012 messages with Mark Schmidt, the Operation Aderlass doctor convicted in 2021 for administering illegal blood transfusions.
  • Ineos reiterates its commitment to full cooperation with anti-doping authorities and underscores its zero-tolerance stance as the inquiry advances.