Luke Rowe continues to recover from a seriously broken leg he suffered in a recreational accident in August, attending the recent Team Sky camp in Mallorca and riding his bike with the team for the first time since his injury.
Rowe suffered 20 fractures in his lower right leg and foot when he jumped straight-legged into low water while whitewater rafting on his brother's stag-do in August. Surgeons fitted an 800-gramme metal rod in his shin and warned him he may never race again. Before this week Rowe's recovery was limited to using Zwift to keep his fitness up, and along with underwater treadmills, rowing machines and daily physiotherapy, he is slowly making his way back to full health.
"So far it's been fairly plain sailing," Rowe said in a post on the Team Sky website. The 27-year-old Briton made his comments on Sunday, relaxing after three hours on the bike. "Every date or goal I've been given I've managed to beat, so that results in me being back on the bike way ahead of schedule."
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Although doctors told Rowe he might never race again, his recovery has exceeded all expectations, and he told Cyclingnews last month that he hopes to return in time to compete in the Commonwealth Games in Australia next April. His return to riding outside with his teammates is a big step in the right direction for both his physical recovery and morale.
"Being out here with all the lads, getting back to it - I love it," he said. "I'm obviously not training as hard as them or doing the same hours they are, but doing a bit of what they're doing and being a part of the whole scene here is sweet. It makes you feel a bit more like a piece of the puzzle, as opposed to a piece of furniture.
"I never thought I'd be back on a bike this soon," Rowe said. "Maybe I feel like a bike rider again, but not a bike racer. I haven't got full strength in my leg yet and I'm pretty unfit to say the least, as expected. My main priority now is training on my bike rather than in the gym."
Rowe said his focus on the gym work, something that was never a priority before his injury, allowed him to strengthen some of his past weaknesses.
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