Luke Rowe speaks with Matt Stephens at Rouleur Live about concluding his 13-year career as one of the sport’s most reliable domestiques and why he has chosen to leave Ineos Grenadiers to become a sports director at Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale.
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Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Reflecting on a career
04:47 The role of a road captain
07:52 Leaving Ineos Grenadiers
09:35 The Classics
11:05 Paris-Roubaix
17:34 Becoming a sports director
20:55 Geraint Thomas
25:00 Staying in cycling
27:30 Ambitions for 2025
30:12 Joining Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale
32:02 The problems at Ineos Grenadiers
36:33 Best career moment
38:20 Outro
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2 Comments
A fine rider, a great road captain. He has much to say on other sites, not always complementary. Great guy
One of the finer cyclists in the sport, always a good sportsman and fair rider. never ever heard a bad word mentioned. Great Team Mate, Great Sportsman, Good Ambassador of the Sport.