{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/618e52740da782001471efbe/6837111e7b483718e0473d38?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"132. Luke Rowe and his Life of Sky","description":"<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by the </strong><a href=\"https://www.insta360.com/product/insta360-go3s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Insta360 GO 3S</strong></a><strong> action camera</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This week, James and Will are joined by the superest of super domestiques, Welshman Luke Rowe. As road captain at Ineos Grenediers (nee Team Sky), Rowe helped win countless Grand Tours over more than a decade at the British team. However complications from a crash forced Rowe to retire last season, and here he talks about how that decision played out, and about reconstructing his life after pro-riding.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Luke also talks about the impact of team DS, Nico Portal's, untimely death at Sky; putting others' success ahead of his own; the dangers of cycling and crashing; getting stuck into his new role as <em>directeur sportif </em>at AG2R-La Mondiale; and writing his first book, <a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/470908/road-captain-by-rowe-luke/9780857507822\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Road Captain: My Life at the Heart of the Peloton</em>, published by Penguin</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Interview begins at 7.25</p><p><br></p><p>------</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https://www.insta360.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Insta360</a>, the 360-degree filming action camera specialists. Check out its latest the all-new, road-cycling-perfect Insta360 GO 3S <a href=\"https://www.insta360.com/sal/go-3s?utm_term=CYCLIST\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>. And don't forget to use the code <em>Cyclist </em>at the checkout for a free Insta360 GO 3S carry case, plus for a limited time there's also 15% off.</p>","author_name":"Cyclist Magazine"}