Luke Rowe
Luke Rowe (2013) | |
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Date of birth | March 10, 1990 |
nation | United Kingdom |
discipline | Street |
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Current team | Ineos |
function | driver |
Last updated: July 23, 2017 |
Luke Rowe (born March 10, 1990 in Cardiff ) is a Welsh track and road cyclist.
Athletic career
In 2007 Luke Rowe became European track cycling champion in the junior team pursuit together with Adam Blythe , Peter Kennaugh and Mark McNally in Cottbus . The following year he won the silver medal in the individual and team pursuit at the Junior Track Cycling European Championships in Pruszków , and in the Madison he won the gold medal together with Mark Christian . On the road, he won silver in the road race of the European Junior Championships in Verbania .
In 2012 Rowe got a contract with Team Sky and from then on started mainly in road races. In 2012 he won a stage of the Tour of Britain and in 2015 the team time trial of the Tour de Romandie with his team . In 2017 he won a stage of the Herald Sun Tour .
Rowe contested the Tour de France in 2015 , 2016 , 2017 and 2018 as part of the Sky team, which with Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas each provided the winner.
At the Tour de France 2019 , however, Rowe was disqualified after the 17th stage for unsportsmanlike conduct, as he returned the favor with a punch after he had been pushed off by Tony Martin, who was also disqualified . Both drivers apologized in a joint video. The appeals of the teams against the decision of the jury were unsuccessful.
His older brother Matthew Rowe was also active as a cyclist.
successes
Street
- 2006
- Tour of Ireland (Juniors)
- 2009
- 2011
- ZLM tour
- one stage tour of Thuringia
- 2012
- one stage Tour of Britain
- 2015
- Tour de Romandie team time trial
- 2017
- one stage Herald Sun Tour
- 2018
- Team time trial Settimana Internazionale
- Team time trial Critérium du Dauphiné
train
- 2007
- European Champions - Team Pursuit (Juniors) with Adam Blythe , Peter Kennaugh and Mark McNally
- British Master - Madison with Adam Blythe
- 2008
- European Champion - Madison (Juniors) with Mark Christian
- British Master - Stayer
- 2010
- British Champion - Madison with Mark Christian
- 2011
- U23 European Championship - Scratch
- British Champion - Madison with Peter Kennaugh
Grand Tour placements
Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Giro d'Italia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tour de France | - | - | 136 | 151 | 167 | 128 | DSQ |
Vuelta a España | DNF | 141 | - | - | - | - | - |
Teams
- 2011 Team 100% Me
- 2012 Sky ProCycling
- 2013 Sky ProCycling
- 2014 Team Sky
- 2015 Team Sky
- 2016 Team Sky
- 2017 Team Sky
- 2018 Team Sky
- 2019 Team Sky / Team Ineos
- 2020 Team Ineos
Individual evidence
- ↑ Objections against disqualification by Martin and Rowe rejected. In: radsport-news.com. July 25, 2019, accessed July 25, 2019 .
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personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rowe, Luke |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh track and road cyclist |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff |