Road Captain
My Life at the Heart of the Peloton
$28.73
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2026
Summary
A rare insight into the heart of pro cycling and the inner workings of the peloton, from Team Sky and Ineos Grenadiers legend, Luke Rowe.
There’s one well-established truth in professional cycling - the strongest always wins. Yet in a sport of champions, victory is only possible as a team. At the heart of that team effort, that unity, is the road captain.
After more than a decade as the pre-eminent road captain in professional bike racing, Luke Rowe reveals here for the first …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804997277 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804997277 |
| Author: | Luke Rowe |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 21mm |
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Rowe was the heartbeat, the galvanising force, the road captain, of arguably the most successful cycling team of recent times. * Cyclist *
About The Author
Luke Rowe
Hailing from a cycling-mad family from Cardiff, Luke Rowe represented Great Britain at junior and under-23 level. He turned professional with Team Sky in 2012 and won a stage of the Tour of Britain that season. He quickly established himself as one of the British team’s key riders in both the one-day Classics and the Grand Tours, including the Tour de France.
Luke rode the Tour in every season between 2015 and 2022, playing a key role as the road captain as Sky won the yellow jersey in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, and when Ineos retained the title in 2019. After retiring in 2024, Luke co-presents the Watts Occurring podcast along with his teammate and long-time friend Geraint Thomas.
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