Ineos-Grenadiers soigneur David Rozman has left the Tour de France in the wake of media reports linking him to disgraced German doctor Mark Schmidt, the convicted head of an international blood doping ring.

Hopes of fresh start were dashed as British team became engulfed in yet another scandal, putting their future under the spotlight

A member of Ineos Grenadiers staff has left the Tour de France after being linked with the mastermind of a blood-doping ring when Sir Bradley Wiggins and team-mate Chris Froome won the race.

Grenadiers, David Rozman, abandonó el Tour de Francia tras informes de medios de prensa que lo vinculan con el desacreditado médico

Ineos Grenadiers soigneur David Rozman leaves the Tour de France after being asked to speak to the International Testing Agency (ITA) about doping allegations relating to the 2012 season.

The withdrawal of Rodríguez will come as a blow to Ineos Grenadiers with the Spaniard their best placed rider. Thymen Arensman, winner of stage 14 to Superbagnères, is in 14th for Ineos, but he is still well outside the top ten.

A Tour de France spectator who was cheering riders was hit by a car from the Ineos-Grenadiers team in the Pyrenees on Saturday.

Ineos Grenadiers have confirmed that their head soigneur David Rozman is to be interviewed again by the International Testing Agency (ITA) into allegations that he had close links to a known doping doctor in 2012.

Ineos-Grenadiers soigneur David Rozman has left the Tour de France in the wake of media reports linking him to disgraced German doctor Mark Schmidt, the convicted head of an international blood doping ring.