Luke Rowe's memoir, Road Captain, reveals insights into his career as a road captain in professional cycling. The book narrates personal experiences with Chris Froome, especially during pivotal races. In one notable incident during the 2015 Tour de France, Rowe handed his bike to Froome after a crash involving multiple riders. He describes the tense moment with Nibali post-crash and how he managed to support Froome amid the chaos. Rowe captures the dynamic atmosphere of the peloton and the camaraderie among teammates.
I did ride Froomey's bike a couple of times, and it felt really weird with those osymetric chainrings, but I only ever handed my bike over to him once in a race.
I reached the riders on the floor a few seconds after this had happened. As Nibali stood up, he took his bottle out of its cage and launched it at Froomey before riding off, because Nibali thought he was to blame for bringing them down.
I could see as I gave him my bike that he was fuming.
I told him, 'Just get away from the riff raff.'
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