Luke Rowe

Luke Rowe (born 10 March 1990) is a Welsh racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam.

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 Centre. As a junior, he was a member of British Cycling's Olympic Development Programme, His father, Courtney Rowe, coaches the Paralympian Simon Richardson, while his brother Matthew Rowe and his sister-in-law Dani Rowe also competed professionally.

Track career
Rowe made his European debut as a member of the team pursuit squad who took the gold medal at the 2007 UEC 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 / INEOS Grenadiers (2012–2024)
Rowe joined 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 España.

Rowe represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014, and finished sixth in the road race, which was won by teammate Geraint Thomas. Rowe rode the 2014 Vuelta a España, 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 teammate Ian Stannard, thirteenth in E3 Harelbeke (won by teammate 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 Tour de France, becoming the third Welsh rider to compete in the Tour after Colin Lewis and Geraint Thomas.

By finishing in 167th place in the 2017 Tour de France, Rowe earned the unofficial "lanterne rouge", a recognition reserved for the last rider to finish. In August 2017, Rowe fractured the tibia and fibula in his right leg, when he jumped into shallow water while whitewater rafting at his brother's stag party in Prague. Having feared he would be unlikely to race for up to a year, Rowe returned to racing earlier than expected, in late February at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Tour, having originally planned to return for the Commonwealth Games.

In February 2020, Rowe signed a new contract with, extending his contract with the team until the end of the 2023 season.

In May 2024, Rowe announced his retirement from professional cycling. He had signed new two-year contract with the Ineos Grenadiers in October 2023, but had not raced since suffering a concussion in a crash at the E3 Saxo Classic in March and said that had been a factor in his decision. . [https://nation.cymru/sport/luke-rowe-hopes-to-end-career-at-tour-of-britain-after-moving-forward-retirement/#:~:text=The%2034%2Dyear%2Dold%20signed,a%20factor%20in%20his%20decision.&text=%E2%80%9CI%27ve%20had%20an%20amazing,regrets%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20Welshman%20said. Rowe hopes to end career at tour of britain] in September 2024.

Road

 * 2007
 * 1st Jersey green.svg Points classification, Junior Tour of Wales


 * 2008
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Road race, UEC European Junior Championships


 * 2009
 * 1st ZLM Tour
 * 6th Coppa Colli Briantei Internazionale


 * 2010
 * 1st Gran Premio di Poggiana
 * 3rd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo
 * 4th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
 * 5th Tour of Flanders U23
 * 6th Overall Tour de Berlin
 * 8th Trofeo Franco Balestra Memorial Metelli
 * 9th Road race, Commonwealth Games


 * 2011
 * 1st ZLM Tour
 * 1st Stage 7 Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
 * 5th Overall Tour de Normandie
 * 8th La Côte Picarde
 * 9th Overall Olympia's Tour


 * 2012 (1 pro win)
 * 1st Stage 1 Tour of Britain
 * 2nd Duo Normand (with Alex Dowsett)


 * 2013
 * National Championships
 * 5th Road race
 * 5th Time trial
 * 9th Overall Tour of Qatar


 * 2014
 * National Championships
 * 4th Road race
 * 4th Time trial
 * 6th Road race, Commonwealth Games


 * 2015
 * 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tour de Romandie
 * 4th Road race, National Championships
 * 4th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 7th Overall Tour of Qatar
 * 8th Paris–Roubaix
 * 9th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad


 * 2016
 * 4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
 * 5th Tour of Flanders


 * 2017 (1)
 * 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour
 * 3rd Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
 * 5th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
 * 6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad


 * 2018
 * 1st Stage 3 (TTT) Critérium du Dauphiné
 * 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali


 * 2019
 * 6th Dwars door Vlaanderen
 * 6th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Track

 * 2007
 * 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Championships
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison, National Championships (with Adam Blythe)


 * 2008
 * UEC European Junior Championships
 * 1st UEC Champion Jersey.svg Madison (with Mark Christian)
 * 2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Derny, National Championships


 * 2009
 * 2nd Madison, National Championships (with Geraint Thomas)


 * 2010
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison, National Championships (with Mark Christian)


 * 2011
 * 1st MaillotReinoUnido.PNG Madison, National Championships (with Peter Kennaugh)


 * 2012
 * Revolution Series, Manchester
 * 1st Australian pursuit
 * 1st Scratch