{{short description|Welsh racing cyclist}} {{for|the New Zealand footballer|Luke Rowe (footballer)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Luke Rowe | image = Luke Rowe - 2023 UCI Road World Championships (Men's road race).jpg | caption = {{nowrap|Rowe at the [[2023 UCI Road World Championships]]}} | fullname = Luke Rowe | nickname = Rowey<ref>{{cite news|first=Edward|last=Pickering|url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/question-time-with-josh-tarling|title=Krave, karaoke, and looking cool: Question time with Josh Tarling|work=[[Rouleur (magazine)|Rouleur]]|publisher=Gruppo Media Ltd|date=27 July 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025|quote=Rowey [Luke Rowe] is always funny and I get along well with Swifty, Hayter, Big Ben [Turner].}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|3|10|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] | height = {{height|m=1.85}} | weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|ALM}} | disciplines = {{ubl|Road|Track}} | role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|[[Directeur sportif]]}} | ridertype = {{ubl|Classics specialist|[[Domestique]]|Road captain}} | amateuryears1 = {{0}} | amateurteam1 = Maindy Flyers | amateuryears2 = {{0}} | amateurteam2 = Cardiff Ajax CC | amateuryears3 = 2006 | amateurteam3 = Glendene CC / Bike Trax | amateuryears4 = 2007–2008 | amateurteam4 = {{UCI team code|RCS|2007}} ''(junior)'' | amateuryears5 = 2009–2011 | amateurteam5 = 100% ME | proyears1 = 2012–2024 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/ |title=Team Sky |work=[[Cyclingnews.com]] |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]] |access-date=5 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105011120/http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2019/team-sky/ |archive-date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260 |title=Team Ineos |work=UCI.org |publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102035953/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13993/1001552/260 |archive-date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15241/1001552/279 |title=Ineos Grenadiers |work=UCI.org |publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] |access-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102023102/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15241/1001552/279 |archive-date=2 January 2021}}</ref> | manageyears1 = 2025– | manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|ALM|2025}} | majorwins = }} '''Luke Rowe''' (born 10 March 1990) is a British former [[racing cyclist]] from Wales, who rode professionally for {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} and its later iterations between 2012 and 2024. Largely deployed as a [[domestique]] during his professional career, Rowe took two wins – stage victories at the [[2012 Tour of Britain]] and the [[2017 Herald Sun Tour]].
Rowe represented [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games]] at four consecutive Games between [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]] and [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022]], and was also a team member of five consecutive [[Tour de France]] victories by {{UCI team code|SKY|2015|nolink=yes}}/{{UCI team code|SKY|2019b|nolink=yes}} riders between [[2015 Tour de France|2015]] and [[2019 Tour de France|2019]], which included him being the [[lanterne rouge]] of the [[2017 Tour de France]].
Following his retirement from the peloton in 2024, Rowe became a [[directeur sportif]] with [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|ALM}}.
==Career== ===Early career=== 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]], and as a junior, he was a member of [[British Cycling]]'s Olympic Development Programme.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/17546/9806727/luke-rowe-piece|title=Luke Rowe: On turning pro|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky UK]]|date=24 April 2015|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> In 2007, Rowe signed an initial one-year contract with [[UCI Continental team]] {{UCI team code|RCS|2007}},<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/recycling-sign-luke-rowe-for-2007-91141|title=Recycling sign Luke Rowe for 2007|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=5 January 2007|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> but could not ride UCI races with the team as he was still a junior. He made his European debut as a member of the junior team pursuit squad who took the gold medal at the [[2007 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Track Championships]] in Germany,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track.php?id=track/2007/jul07/eurotrack07/eurotrack071|title=Day 1 - July 11: Results|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=11 July 2007|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> and later in the year, he won the elite [[British National Madison Championships]] with [[Adam Blythe]]. He remained with the team into his final junior year in 2008,<ref>{{cite news|first=Gerry|last=McManus|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rapha-condor-recycling-co-uk-superteam-sets-out-its-plans-for-2008/|title=Rapha-Condor-Recycling.co.uk 'superteam' sets out its plans for 2008|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=26 January 2008|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> winning a silver medal in the junior road race at the [[2008 European Road Championships|UEC European Road Championships]] in Italy,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2008/jul08/eurochamps08/eurochamps084|title=Day 4 - July 6: Junior women RR / junior men RR, 86.4/129.6km|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=6 July 2008|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> and two medals at the [[2008 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Track Championships]] in Poland – gold in the madison with [[Mark Christian]] and silver in the team pursuit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/cycling/2008/09/16/cycling-young-guns-shine-in-poland-91466-21828582/ |title=Cycling: Young guns shine in Poland |first=Andy|last=Howell |publisher=Wales Online |date=16 September 2008 |access-date=22 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006202724/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sports/cycling/2008/09/16/cycling-young-guns-shine-in-poland-91466-21828582/ |archive-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
For 2009, Rowe joined the British Cycling Academy and its 100% ME teams on the road and the track.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/strong-but-small-squad-for-beijing-track-world-cup-71276|title=Strong but small squad for Beijing Track World Cup|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=7 January 2009|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Larry|last=Hickmott|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/road/article/Gbr20090710-gb-cyclingteam-Max-Sciandri-%E2%80%93-from-pro-star-to-star-maker-0|title=Max Sciandri – from pro star to star maker|website=[[British Cycling]]|date=10 July 2009|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> During his first season in the British Cycling Academy, Rowe won the [[ZLM Tour (UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup)|ZLM Tour]] one-day race held as part of the [[UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/britains-rowe-wins-zlm-tour-69556|title=Britain's Rowe wins ZLM Tour|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=20 April 2009|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> and finished second in the [[British National Madison Championships]] with [[Geraint Thomas]]. The following year, he won the [[Gran Premio di Poggiana]] one-day race,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/academy-star-rowe-takes-first-win-of-the-year-58269|title=Academy star Rowe takes first win of the year|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=13 August 2010|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> and the British National Madison Championships with [[Mark Christian]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/british-madison-national-championships-cn/results/|title=Rowe and Christian crowned Madison Champs|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 February 2010|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> as well as making his first appearance for [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games]], finishing ninth in the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road race|road race]] in [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/search/article/com20101012-Team-Wales-Commonwealth-Games-round-up-0|title=Team Wales Commonwealth Games round-up|website=[[British Cycling]]|date=12 October 2010|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> He won the ZLM Tour for the second time in three years in 2011,<ref name="CW Profile">{{cite web|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/luke-rowe-rider-profile-46072|title=Luke Rowe: Rider Profile|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=18 January 2012|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> as well as winning a stage of the [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]],<ref name="CW Profile"/> and he defended his British National Madison Championships title – partnering [[Peter Kennaugh]] this time around.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/rowe-and-kennaugh-take-national-madison-title-55086|title=Rowe and Kennaugh take National Madison title|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|IPC Media]]|date=16 January 2011|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
===Team Sky (2012–2024)=== [[File:2012 Tour of Britain Team Sky.jpg|thumb|Rowe (in gold) at the [[2012 Tour of Britain]], wearing the leader's jersey during the second stage. Rowe won the race's first stage for his first professional victory.]] Rowe joined {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} for the 2012 season as a neo-pro, having signed an initial two-year deal.<ref name="Rowe Sky">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/14707542 |first=Gareth Rhys |last=Owen |work=[[BBC Sport]] [[BBC Cymru Wales|Wales]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=6 January 2012 |title=Welshman Luke Rowe makes Team Sky switch}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-signs-rowe |title=Team Sky signs Rowe |work=Cycling News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=6 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227023110/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/team-sky-signs-rowe |archive-date=27 December 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> He took his first professional victory that September by winning the opening stage of the [[2012 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]], avoiding a crash inside the final {{convert|2|km|abbr=off}} that delayed several sprinters.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rob|last=Lampard|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-britain-2012-2-1/stage-1/results/|title=Rowe wins first stage of Tour of Britain for Sky|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=9 September 2012|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> At the end of the month, Rowe and [[Alex Dowsett]] placed second at the [[Duo Normand]], behind [[Luke Durbridge]] and [[Svein Tuft]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/duo-normand-2012/results/|title=Durbridge and Tuft take out Duo Normand|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 October 2012|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Rowe made his Grand Tour debut at the [[2013 Vuelta a España]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/23771933 |title=Vuelta a Espana: Luke Rowe sole Brit in Team Sky squad |date=20 August 2013 |access-date=3 February 2017 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> but withdrew from the race before the final rest day. In December 2013, Rowe signed a contract extension with {{UCI team code|SKY|2013|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Clifford|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/welsh-cyclist-luke-rowe-joins-6442438|title=Welsh cyclist Luke Rowe joins team leader Chris Froome in signing extended deal with Team Sky|work=[[Media Wales#WalesOnline|WalesOnline]]|publisher=Media Wales Ltd|date=23 December 2013|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Rowe represented [[Wales at the Commonwealth Games]] for the second consecutive edition in [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116 |title=Commonwealth Games 2014: Olympic champion Geraint Thomas and world sprint star Becky James head up Welsh cycling team for Glasgow |publisher=Wales Online |date=9 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041017/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/commonwealth-games-2014-olympic-champion-7234116 |archive-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> and finished sixth in the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road race|road race]] in Glasgow, won by teammate [[Geraint Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Ransom|url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/news/article/20140805-welsh-cycling-news-Geraint-Thomas-wins-gold-in-the-Commonwealth-Men-s-Road-Race-0|title=Geraint Thomas wins gold in the Commonwealth Men's Road Race|website=[[British Cycling]]|date=4 August 2014|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Rowe rode the [[2014 Vuelta a España]], and helped [[Chris Froome]] to finish second overall.<ref name="Formidable">{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Abraham|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/luke-rowe-202082|title=Luke Rowe: Team Sky's formidable road captain|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=4 December 2015|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
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 [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/17546/9693578/rowe-fourth-in-geelong|title=Rowe fourth in Geelong|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky UK]]|date=2 February 2015|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/cycling/cardiff-cyclist-luke-rowe-claims-8642237 |title=Cardiff cyclist Luke Rowe claims seventh place final finish on Tour of Qatar for Team Sky |first=Gareth |last=Griffiths |date=13 February 2015 |access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> Rowe then had a breakthrough classics campaign,<ref name="Formidable"/><ref name="Witts">{{cite news|first=James|last=Witts|url=https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/i-never-thought-lets-be-a-leader-its-just-who-i-am-luke-rowe-profile|title='I never thought, let's be a leader. It's just who I am': Luke Rowe profile|work=[[Cyclist (magazine)|Cyclist]]|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=26 November 2020|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> placing ninth in [[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] (won by teammate [[Ian Stannard]]),<ref name="Witts"/> thirteenth in [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|E3 Harelbeke]] (won by teammate Thomas), and eighth in [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]], ten places ahead of [[Bradley Wiggins]], who was riding his final race for {{UCI team code|SKY|2015|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news|first=Hugh|last=Gladstone|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/luke-rowe-eighth-in-roubaix-a-sign-of-things-to-come-166236 |title=Luke Rowe: 8th in Roubaix a sign of things to come |date=12 April 2015 |access-date=3 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000019/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/luke-rowe-eighth-in-roubaix-a-sign-of-things-to-come-166236 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was selected in {{UCI team code|SKY|2015|nolink=yes}}'s squad for the [[2015 Tour de France|Tour de France]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/29/luke-rowe-chris-froome-team-sky-tour-de-france-line-up |title=Tour de France: Luke Rowe among Froome's chaperones in Team Sky line-up |first=William |last=Fotheringham|authorlink=William Fotheringham|date=29 June 2015 |access-date=3 February 2017 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204092626/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/29/luke-rowe-chris-froome-team-sky-tour-de-france-line-up |archive-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2015Tour">{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |title=2015 Tour de France start list |access-date=2 July 2015 |work=Velo News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629194818/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/preliminary-start-list-2015-tour-de-france_375043 |archive-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> becoming the third Welsh rider to compete in the race after [[Colin Lewis]] and Thomas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/33312561 |title=Tour de France 2015: Luke Rowe ecstatic at Tour selection |date=29 June 2015 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=10 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702080115/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/33312561 |archive-date=2 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Froome ultimately won the race for the second successive year, with Rowe predominantly marshalling the breakaway compositions at the front of the peloton, along with Stannard.<ref>{{cite news|first=Luke|last=Rowe|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/jul/26/luke-rowe-tour-de-france-2015-team-sky|title=Riding for Team Sky leader Chris Froome has made hard yards worthwhile|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=26 July 2015|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Later in the season, Rowe signed a three-year contract extension with the team, until the end of the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gareth Rhys|last=Owen|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/34210194|title=Luke Rowe: Team Sky rider to sign contract extension|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=10 September 2015|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> In 2016, Rowe placed fourth at [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], having initiated a five-man breakaway with around {{convert|60|km|abbr=off}} remaining that held to the finish.<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=Windsor|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/luke-rowe-frustrated-after-missing-podium-at-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-213641|title=Luke Rowe left frustrated after missing podium at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=27 February 2016|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Later in the year, Rowe was {{UCI team code|SKY|2016|nolink=yes}}'s highest-placed rider at the [[2016 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] – finishing in fifth place<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-accepts-the-law-of-the-strongest-at-tour-of-flanders/|title=Rowe accepts the law of the strongest at Tour of Flanders|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=3 April 2016|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> – before supporting Froome to a third consecutive [[2016 Tour de France|Tour de France]] win.<ref>{{cite news|first=William|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=William Fotheringham|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/jul/24/chris-froome-five-things-back-up-team-mountains|title=Five things we learned from Chris Froome's third Tour de France victory|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=24 July 2016|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
[[File:2017 TdF E3 Luke Rowe.jpg|thumb|left|Rowe at the [[2017 Tour de France]], where he finished as the [[lanterne rouge]] of the race, and rode in support of [[Chris Froome]]'s overall victory]] After a fifth-place finish at the [[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/nikias-arndt-wins-cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-luke-rowe-battles-fifth-309114|title=Nikias Arndt wins Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, as Luke Rowe battles for fifth|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=29 January 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Rowe took his second professional victory with a win on the second stage of the [[2017 Herald Sun Tour|Herald Sun Tour]]; having been a part of a ten-man breakaway, Rowe followed a move by [[Tanner Putt]] inside the final {{convert|20|km|abbr=off}} before dropping Putt and soloing to a 33-second victory over [[Conor Dunne]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jamie|last=Finch-Penninger|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/sport/article/howson-hangs-on-as-rowe-races-to-a-herald-sun-tour-stage-victory/9ft4lddyl|title=Howson hangs on as Rowe races to a Herald Sun Tour stage victory|work=[[Cycling Central]]|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]|date=3 February 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/cycling/news/15264/10753995/team-skys-luke-rowe-wins-herald-sun-tour-second-stage|title=Team Sky's Luke Rowe wins Herald Sun Tour second stage|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky UK]]|date=3 February 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> He also placed highly in both races of the Belgian "Opening Weekend", finishing sixth at [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] and third at [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-lacks-punch-in-omloop-het-nieuwsblad/|title=Rowe lacks punch in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=25 February 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Henry|last=Robertshaw|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/peter-sagan-takes-his-first-win-of-the-season-at-kuurne-brussels-kuurne-luke-rowe-third-315983|title=Peter Sagan takes his first win of the season at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne; Luke Rowe third|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media|Time Inc. UK]]|date=26 February 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> He was selected for a third consecutive [[2017 Tour de France|Tour de France]], with teammate Froome looking for a fourth consecutive win at the race; on the opening stage, he broke a rib in a crash, but rode on and ultimately finished the race as the [[lanterne rouge]], having finished as the last-placed of the 167 riders in the general classification, topped by Froome.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/40699320|title=Tour de France: Dave Brailsford hails Luke Rowe after Chris Froome win|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=23 July 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> The following month, 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Luke Rowe: Team Sky rider breaks leg on brother's stag party |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/40870421 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 August 2017 |date=8 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811105553/http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/40870421 |archive-date=11 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Having feared he would be unlikely to race for up to a year,<ref>{{cite news|title=Team Sky's Luke Rowe 'could miss a year' after rafting leg break |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/40874578 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=11 August 2017 |date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811110443/http://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/40874578 |archive-date=11 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rowe returned to racing earlier than expected, in February 2018 at the [[2018 Abu Dhabi Tour|Abu Dhabi Tour]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-will-return-to-racing-with-team-sky-at-abu-dhabi-tour/ |title=Rowe will return to racing with Team Sky at Abu Dhabi Tour |access-date=11 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212093019/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-will-return-to-racing-with-team-sky-at-abu-dhabi-tour/ |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> having originally planned to return for the [[Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-another-serious-crash-and-i-might-never-walk-again/|title=Rowe: Another serious crash and I might never walk again|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=23 November 2017|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> He was disqualified at the [[2018 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] for illegally riding on a bike path during the race,<ref>{{cite news|first=Sadhbh|last=O'Shea|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rowe-says-commissaires-were-wrong-to-disqualify-him-from-tour-of-flanders/|title=Rowe says commissaires were wrong to disqualify him from Tour of Flanders|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=1 April 2018|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> but was a road captain for a fourth successive overall win by a {{UCI team code|INS|2018|nolink=yes}} rider at the [[2018 Tour de France|Tour de France]] – this time for his fellow Welshman Thomas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/45039939|title=Luke Rowe: The unsung cyclist who helped Geraint Thomas' Tour de France triumph|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2 August 2018|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> That October, Rowe signed a three-year contract extension, which tied him to the team until the end of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/luke-rowe-extends-contract-team-sky-396978|title=Luke Rowe extends contract with Team Sky|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=11 October 2018|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> In 2019, Rowe took sixth-place finishes in the [[2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] and [[2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]] one-day races, and he also placed second on a stage of the [[Herald Sun Tour]] – as part of a 1–2 finish for {{UCI team code|INS|2019a|nolink=yes}}, behind [[Owain Doull]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/jayco-herald-sun-tour-2019/stage-3/results/|title=Owain Doull takes win on stage 3 of Jayco Herald Sun Tour|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=1 February 2019|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> He was also part of a fifth successive overall win for the team at the [[2019 Tour de France|Tour de France]],<ref name="Witts"/><ref name="2020 contract">{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/luke-rowe-team-ineos-seem-robotic-from-the-outside-but-its-important-to-be-professional/|title=Luke Rowe: Team Ineos seem robotic from the outside but it's important to be professional|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=20 February 2020|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> with [[Egan Bernal]] winning the general classification; Rowe was ultimately disqualified from the race, following an altercation with [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]] during stage seventeen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/49102199|title=Tour de France 2019: Luke Rowe and Tony Martin apologise after expulsion|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=24 July 2019|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
[[File:2020 Tour de France Stage 20 (50362692373).jpg|thumb|Rowe at the [[2020 Tour de France]]]] In February 2020, Rowe signed a two-year contract extension with the team, now renamed as {{UCI team code|INS|2020a|nolink=yes}}, until the end of the 2023 season.<ref name="2020 contract"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/51572835 |title=Luke Rowe: Welsh cyclist signs Team Ineos contract extension |work=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Wales]], which suspended racing from March until July, Rowe provided a replacement bicycle to an NHS key worker, whose bicycle had been stolen from outside the [[University Hospital of Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/52173733|title=Luke Rowe: Tour de France cyclist replaces NHS medic's stolen bike|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=5 April 2020|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> With none of the {{UCI team code|INS|2020a|nolink=yes}} riders being in overall contention at the [[2020 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Rowe formed part of the breakaway on stage nineteen, ultimately finishing seventh on the stage to [[Champagnole]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Niall|last=McVeigh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/sep/18/tour-de-france-2020-stage-19-live|title=Søren Kragh Andersen escapes again to win stage 19 – as it happened|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|date=18 September 2020|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> Over the following three seasons, Rowe did not record any top-ten individual finishes, although he did feature in the breakaway at the [[2021 Paris–Roubaix]] and [[2022 Bretagne Classic Ouest-France]] races on the [[UCI World Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jonny|last=Long|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/if-you-sent-me-a-message-you-are-nuts-luke-rowe-hits-back-at-critics-after-paris-roubaix-crash-with-mads-pedersen|title='If you sent me a message you are nuts': Luke Rowe hits back at critics after Paris-Roubaix crash with Mads Pedersen|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 October 2021|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Puddicombe|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/bretagne-classic-ouest-france-2022/elite-men/results/|title=Wout van Aert sprints to Bretagne Classic-Ouest France victory|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=28 August 2022|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref>
In October 2023, he signed a new two-year deal with the team, again renamed as {{UCI team code|INS|2023|nolink=yes}}, until the end of the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/67273130 |title=Luke Rowe: Welsh cyclist signs new two-year Ineos Grenadiers contract |date=31 October 2023 |website=BBC |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> At the start of the 2024 season, Rowe featured in the breakaway on the final stage of [[2024 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] – on his 34th birthday<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2024/stage-7/results/|title=Tirreno-Adriatico: Vingegaard claims overall as Milan wins stage 7 sprint|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=10 March 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> – but crashed out of the [[2024 E3 Saxo Classic|E3 Saxo Classic]] later in March, suffering a concussion in the process.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wielerflits.be/nieuws/jhonatan-narvaez-en-luke-rowe-out-met-hersenschudding-na-gent-wevelgem/|title=Jhonatan Narvaez en Luke Rowe out met hersenschudding na Gent-Wevelgem|language=Dutch|trans-title=Jhonatan Narvaez and Luke Rowe out with concussion after Gent-Wevelgem|work=WielerFlits.be|publisher=WielerFlits BV|date=25 March 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> In May, Rowe announced that he would retire from professional cycling at the end of the year, citing that the concussion had been a factor in his decision; he expressed his dream to end his career at the [[2024 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]] that September<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ineosgrenadiers.com/news/luke-rowe-announces-retirement/ |title=Luke Rowe announces retirement |website={{UCI team code|INS|2024}} |date=3 May 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> – however, this did not come to fruition.
===Post-competitive career=== In October 2024 it was announced that Rowe would join {{UCI team code|DAT|2025}} as a [[directeur sportif]] from the start of the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://decathlonag2rlamondialeteam.com/en/luke-rowe-nouveau-directeur-sportif-a-partir-du-1er-novembre-2024/ |title=Luke Rowe new sporting director from January 1, 2025 |date=7 October 2024 |website={{UCI team code|DAT|2024}} |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Becket|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/luke-rowe-to-leave-ineos-grenadiers-joins-decathlon-ag2r-la-mondiale-as-a-sports-director |title=Luke Rowe to leave Ineos Grenadiers, joins Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale as a sports director |website=Cycling Weekly |date=7 October 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== Rowe is married, with two children.<ref name="Rouleur">{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Marshall-Bell|url=https://www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/luke-rowe-partying-with-rigoberto-uran-team-sky-s-blue-line-and-screaming-dss|title=Luke Rowe: Partying with Rigoberto Urán, Team Sky's blue line, and screaming DSs|work=[[Rouleur (magazine)|Rouleur]]|publisher=Gruppo Media Ltd|date=4 December 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> His father, Courtney Rowe, coached the Paralympian [[Simon Richardson (Welsh cyclist)|Simon Richardson]],<ref name="Rowe Sky"/> while his brother [[Matthew Rowe (cyclist)|Matthew Rowe]] and his sister-in-law [[Dani Rowe]] also competed professionally.<ref name="Rowe Sky"/><ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Ballinger|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/olympic-gold-medallist-dani-rowe-retires-racing-28-401871|title=Olympic gold medallist Dani Rowe retires from racing at 28|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|publisher=[[TI Media]]|date=5 December 2018|accessdate=9 January 2025|quote=Rowe founding cycle coaching company Rowe and King in 2015, along with husband Matt, brother-in-law and Team Sky rider Luke Rowe and Courtney Rowe.}}</ref> Along with his former teammate [[Geraint Thomas]], Rowe hosts a [[podcast]], ''Watts Occurring'',<ref name="Rouleur"/> and the pair have contributed to [[Eurosport]]'s coverage of professional cycling.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/cycling/new-episodes-of-watts-occurring-powered-by-eurosport-podcast-to-launch-with-geraint-thomas-and-luke-_sto10087747/story.shtml|title=New episodes of 'Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport' podcast to launch with Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe|work=[[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[Warner Bros. Discovery]]|date=2 April 2024|accessdate=9 January 2025|quote=The INEOS Grenadiers teammates will also make contributions for Eurosport's English language studio analysis show, The Breakaway [...]}}</ref>
==Major results== ===Road=== Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=2313|title=Luke Rowe|work=FirstCycling.com|publisher=FirstCycling AS|accessdate=9 January 2025}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2007 : 1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification, [[Junior Tour of Wales]] ;2008 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Road race, [[2008 European Road Championships|UEC European Junior Championships]] ;2009 : 1st [[ZLM Tour (UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup)|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 [[Ronde van Vlaanderen U23|Tour of Flanders U23]] : 6th Overall [[Tour de Berlin]] : 8th [[Trofeo Franco Balestra|Trofeo Franco Balestra Memorial Metelli]] : 9th [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ;2011 : 1st [[ZLM Tour (UCI Under 23 Nations' Cup)|ZLM Tour]] : 1st Stage 7 [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] : 5th Overall [[Tour de Normandie]] : 8th [[La Côte Picarde]] : 9th Overall [[Olympia's Tour]] ;2012 <small>(1 pro win)</small> : 1st Stage 1 [[2012 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]] : 2nd [[Duo Normand]] (with [[Alex Dowsett]]) ;2013 : National Championships ::5th [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::5th [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 9th Overall [[2013 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]] ;2014 : National Championships ::4th [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]] ::4th [[British National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]] : 6th [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road race|Road race]], [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ;2015 : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2015 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]] : 4th [[British National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Championships : 4th [[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] : 7th Overall [[2015 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]] : 8th [[2015 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] : 9th [[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] ;2016 : 4th [[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] : 5th [[2016 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]] ;2017 <small>(1)</small> : 1st Stage 2 [[2017 Herald Sun Tour|Herald Sun Tour]] : 3rd [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] : 5th [[2017 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] : 6th [[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] ;2018 : 1st Stage 3 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]] : 1st Stage 1b ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2018 Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali|Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali]] ;2019 : 6th [[2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen|Dwars door Vlaanderen]] : 6th [[2019 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race|Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] {{div col end}}
====Grand Tour general classification results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=10|Did not contest during his career |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | — | [[2015 Tour de France|136]] | [[2016 Tour de France|151]] | [[2017 Tour de France|167]] | [[2018 Tour de France|128]] | [[2019 Tour de France|DSQ]] | [[2020 Tour de France|129]] | [[2021 Tour de France|DNF]] | [[2022 Tour de France|106]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | [[2013 Vuelta a España|DNF]] | [[2014 Vuelta a España|141]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |}
====Classics results timeline==== [[File:Trentin, Rowe, Sagan, Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2017.jpg|thumb|Rowe (centre) recorded his best Classics result with a third-place finish at the [[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]]]] {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Monument ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Milan–San Remo]] | — | — | — | [[2015 Milan–San Remo|130]] | [[2016 Milan–San Remo|91]] | [[2017 Milan–San Remo|98]] | [[2018 Milan–San Remo|146]] | [[2019 Milan–San Remo|103]] | — | [[2021 Milan–San Remo|118]] | [[2022 Milan–San Remo|85]] | [[2023 Milan–San Remo|148]] | [[2024 Milan–San Remo|131]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Tour of Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders]] | — | [[2013 Tour of Flanders|93]] | [[2014 Tour of Flanders|62]] | [[2015 Tour of Flanders|50]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2016 Tour of Flanders|5]] | [[2017 Tour of Flanders|120]] | [[2018 Tour of Flanders|DSQ]] | [[2019 Tour of Flanders|27]] | [[2020 Tour of Flanders|50]] | [[2021 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|DNF]] | — | [[2023 Tour of Flanders (men's race)|95]] | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Paris–Roubaix]] | — | [[2013 Paris–Roubaix|109]] | [[2014 Paris–Roubaix|31]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2015 Paris–Roubaix|8]] | [[2016 Paris–Roubaix|14]] | [[2017 Paris–Roubaix|DNF]] | [[2018 Paris–Roubaix|DNF]] | [[2019 Paris–Roubaix|32]] | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | [[2021 Paris–Roubaix|66]] | [[2022 Paris–Roubaix|102]] | [[2023 Paris–Roubaix|127]] | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] | [[2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|DNF]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [[2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|134]] | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Giro di Lombardia]] | style="color:#4d4d4d;" colspan=13|Did not contest during his career |- ! [[Classic cycle races|Classic]] ! scope="col" | 2012 ! scope="col" | 2013 ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] | — | [[2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|53]] | [[2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|11]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2015 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|9]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2016 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|4]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2017 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|6]] | — | — | [[2020 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|DNF]] | — | — | [[2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|122]] | [[2024 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|77]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]] | — | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | [[2014 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|120]] | [[2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|51]] | [[2016 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|84]] | style="background:#C9AE5D;"|[[2017 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|'''3''']] | — | — | [[2020 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|63]] | — | — | [[2023 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|DNF]] | [[2024 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|89]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[E3 Saxo Bank Classic|E3 Harelbeke]] | — | [[2013 E3 Harelbeke|70]] | [[2014 E3 Harelbeke|DNF]] | [[2015 E3 Harelbeke|13]] | [[2016 E3 Harelbeke|23]] | [[2017 E3 Harelbeke|15]] | — | [[2019 E3 Binckbank Classic|54]] | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | — | [[2022 E3 Saxo Bank Classic|78]] | — | [[2024 E3 Saxo Classic|DNF]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Gent–Wevelgem]] | — | [[2013 Gent–Wevelgem|56]] | [[2014 Gent–Wevelgem|DNF]] | [[2015 Gent–Wevelgem|DNF]] | [[2016 Gent–Wevelgem|22]] | [[2017 Gent–Wevelgem|DNF]] | — | [[2019 Gent–Wevelgem|18]] | [[2020 Gent–Wevelgem|12]] | — | [[2022 Gent–Wevelgem|DNF]] | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[Dwars door Vlaanderen]] | [[2012 Dwars door Vlaanderen|64]] | [[2013 Dwars door Vlaanderen|36]] | [[2014 Dwars door Vlaanderen|66]] | — | — | — | [[2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen|22]] | style="background:#ddf;" |[[2019 Dwars door Vlaanderen|6]] | style="color:#4d4d4d;"|NH | — | — | — | — |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | DNF | [[Did not finish]] |- ! scope="row" | DSQ | Disqualified |- ! scope="row" | NH | Not held |}
===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2007 : 1st {{cjersey|european champion}} Team pursuit, [[2007 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Junior Championships]] : 1st {{cjersey|uk}} [[British National Madison Championships|Madison]], [[2007 British National Track Championships|National Championships]] (with [[Adam Blythe]]) ;2008 : [[2008 UEC European Track Championships|UEC European Junior Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|european champion}} Madison (with [[Mark Christian]]) ::2nd [[File:Silver medal europe.svg|15px]] Team pursuit : 1st {{cjersey|uk}} [[British National Derny Championships|Derny]], [[2008 British National Track Championships|National Championships]] ;2009 : 2nd [[British National Madison Championships|Madison]], [[2009 British National Track Championships|National Championships]] (with [[Geraint Thomas]]) ;2010 : 1st {{cjersey|uk}} [[British National Madison Championships|Madison]], [[2010 British National Track Championships|National Championships]] (with [[Mark Christian]]) ;2011 : 1st {{cjersey|uk}} [[British National Madison Championships|Madison]], [[British Cycling National Track Championships|National Championships]] (with [[Peter Kennaugh]]) ;2012 : [[Revolution (cycling series)|Revolution Series]], [[Manchester]] ::1st Australian pursuit ::1st Scratch {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{UCI}} * [https://www.teamsky.com/riders/luke-rowe Luke Rowe] at Team Sky * {{ProCyclingStats}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240919232809/https://teamwales.cymru/athlete/luke-rowe/ Luke Rowe] at [[Team Wales]] (archived) * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|60163}}
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