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Luke Rowe extends DS contract with Decathlon CMA CGM 🇫🇷 🇬🇧

Three more years for the former rider, ending speculation of a return to Netcompany Ineos

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Daniel Benson
Jul 18, 2026
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However, the news doesn’t stop, and the word on the mean streets of Mulhouse is that sports director Luke Rowe has signed a three-year contract extension with Paul Seixas’ Decathlon CMA CGM.

Rowe is currently at the Tour de France alongside high-flying Seixas. The former British pro rider hung up his wheels at the end of 2024 and moved straight into the team car with the French team.

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