Teams & Riders Bahrain

[Rob5091]

Milan Eržen and David Rozman worked together at Adria Mobil team -
https://sunsetsportsfestival.com/en/participants/milan-erzen/

After his sports career ended, Milan Eržen transitioned to managerial roles. From 2004 to 2015, he served as the general director of development at the Adria Mobil team, which achieved significant success in UCI Continental Circuit races. During the same period, he also owned Agency 24, a consulting and management agency for professional cyclists and football players. Through this agency, he provided support to athletes in various aspects of their careers, from career advice to managing finances and legal matters.

https://www.delo.si/sport/kolesarstvo/david-rozman-s-kolesarjem-moras-biti-odkrit

David Rožman finished his cycling career in 2004. He wanted to stay in cycling and immediately started working as a masseur. He collaborated with the Slovenian national team and Slovenian clubs Savo and Adria Mobil. He then moved to German professional team Milram in 2008.

 

[Rob5091]

So what did come from the two police raids? Lappi is obviously not a fan of Bahrain so we can assume that the UCI will keep pushing -
From 2022 -
https://velo.outsideonline.com/even...in-victorious-stem-from-other-teams-jealousy/

In an interview with VeloNews the Frenchman said of Erzen: “He’s probably not the one who I would appoint as the chairman of the ITA (International Testing Agency).”

 

[Rob5091]

Erzen in a "business relationship" with Dr Schmidt - from "The Chronicle of Operation Aderlass" - badly Google translated -
https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_118462.htm

November 27, 2020
Milan Erzen, Team Manager at Bahrain - McLaren, has through his lawyer to the Erfurt sports physician Mark Schmidt, against whom a Criminal trial for blood doping before the Munich District Court is underway. As the [German Press Agency] dpa reported, an investigator had testified before the court that the Slovenian, who a central one in cycling in his country, started a "business relationship" years ago. with Schmidt.

 

[Rob5091]

Milan Eržen is also into translating .... (from 2023)
https://bahrainileaks.com/en/suspic...ahrains-deliberate-instigation-against-qatar/

The investigation, published by the online platform mediapart and translated by the European Microscope for Middle East Affairs, reveals that Chesnot and Malbruno deposited 29,000 euros into the account of Milan Eržen, the head of the Bahraini cycling team and an advisor to a Bahraini prince, who conflicts with Qatar.

According to the website, the two journalists confirmed that they paid this amount to Eržen in exchange for translating secret documents used in their book, Qatar Papers.

 

[Rob5091]

Apart from being a sports agent, horse trainer, translator etc for some reason Erzen does not want to be "officially" in charge of Bahrain.
https://www.zurnal24.si/sport/mednarodna-kolesarska-zveza-preiskuje-se-enega-slovenca-328413

Cyclingnews also states that Erzen changed his official title several times during the time Bahrain-Merida was formed. He has the lowest UCI license, but is the de facto leader of Bahrain-Merida. In reality, Erzen is the CEO.

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

What kind of desperation drives people to dig up an article that is almost seven years old? But in 2025, Erzen is listed as the leader on the Bahrain website - https://bahraincyclingteam.com/team/

 

[Rob5091]

What kind of desperation drives people to dig up an article that is almost seven years old? But in 2025, Erzen is listed as the leader on the Bahrain website - https://bahraincyclingteam.com/team/

Sure he is on the website, but according to the UCI he's barely a soigneur!

 

[TheKidsCallMeBoss]

The UCI website says that his job title is "General Manager" - https://www.uci.org/team-details/20237