Despite Team Sky already winning two of Belgian’s cobbled one-day races, Luke Rowe insists that the team remain focused ahead of the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix as they attempt to end the squad’s Monument hoodoo.
Rowe, 25, has been an integral part of Team Sky’s Classics contingent this season, riding in a vital support role for Ian Stannard and Geraint Thomas in wins at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and E3 Harelbeke, as well as at Kuurne-Brusssel-Kuurne, where the team finished third with Elia Viviani.
“The results speak for themselves. In my eyes there are have been three cobbled classics with Omloop, Kuurne, and E3. We’ve won two and placed third in Kuurne. On a more personal note I’m really happy with how things have started. I was 9th in Omloop and 13th in E3, both pretty solid results so I’m pretty happy,” Rowe told Cyclingnews on the eve of Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem.
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After Friday’s win in E3 Harelbeke, in which Thomas soloed clear to take the biggest road racing win of his career, the team allowed for a brief celebration before quickly reminding themselves that the main aims for the spring campaign are still around the corner. With Trek Factory Racing and Etixx-QuickStep both losing their leaders Cancellara and Boonen in the last few weeks, Rowe acknowledges that Team Sky have never had a better chance of breaking their duck.
“When Geraint won there was no direct message that evening but the team just told us to keep it going,” he said. “The morale is so high in the team and if you look elsewhere in the team in other races, we just seem to be on a roll. I think we all just want to keep that going.
“Of course this is the best chance we’ve had to win a Monument in the history of the team. Is Thomas a favourite for Flanders? Quite possibly, but there are still some superstars out there who haven’t done anything yet and will be super motivated to get results, but one thing you can guarantee with us is that we won’t take our foot off the gas.
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