Luke Rowe

Biography

Born in Cardiff, Rowe began racing at a young age, initially riding with his parents on a tandem. He began to enjoy cycling and became a member of the Maindy Flyers, based at Maindy Stadium. As a junior he was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme, His brother Matt is also a racing cyclist, and his father, Courtney Rowe, coaches the Paralympian Simon Richardson.

Early career

Rowe made his European debut as a member of the team pursuit squad who took the gold medal at the 2007 European Track Championships. He finished second in the 2008 European Road Race Championships, and won the Madison, along with Mark Christian, and the silver in the team pursuit at the 2008 European Track Championships.

Team Sky (2012–)

Rowe joined Team Sky for the 2012 season as a neo-pro, having signed a two-year deal. He took his first professional victory in September 2012 by winning the opening stage of the Tour of Britain. Rowe made his Grand Tour debut at the 2013 Vuelta a Espana.

Rowe represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014, and finished sixth in road race, which was won by team mate Geraint Thomas. Rowe rode the 2014 Vuelta a Espana, and helped Chris Froome to finish second overall.

Rowe enjoyed a strong start to the 2015 season with fourth place at the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race and seventh overall at the Tour of Qatar. Rowe then had a breakthrough classics campaign, placing ninth in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (which was won by team mate Ian Stannard, thirteenth in E3 Harelbeke (won by team mate Geraint Thomas) and an impressive eighth in Paris–Roubaix, ahead of Bradley Wiggins (18th) who was riding his final race for Sky. He was selected in Sky's team for the 2015 Tour de France, becoming the third Welsh rider to compete in the Tour after Colin Lewis and Geraint Thomas.

Road

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

WD = Withdrew; In Progress = IP