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Author: Michael

Michael Barry is a former professional cyclist, three-time Olympian, multiple Canadian National Champion, author of four books and is now an owner of Mariposa Bicycles.
December 16, 2019December 17, 2019

Snow Ride

My math homework half completed and Bob Dylan on the turntable, I looked out the window as snow began to fall. First a few scattered flakes spotted the sky but,…

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February 6, 2017February 7, 2017

J.B. (Jock) Wadley & The Origins Of Randonneurs Ontario

By Mike Barry Recently, I attended the Randonneurs Ontario annual banquet and prize presentation. It was a great evening where we were able to get together with some old friends.…

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September 8, 2015September 8, 2015

Randonneur Bike September 2015

In the Mariposa Workshop we recently built a Randonneur bike for an old friend and customer from the U.S. He asked for a fully equipped bike and left much of…

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July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

SHADOWS ON THE ROAD – Prologue

The phone rang at the arranged time. The caller ID matched the number on the email. This was the call I had anticipated for nine years. One I knew would…

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May 22, 2014January 14, 2015

How It Feels To Train For The Tour De France (Esquire)

Guilt sunk in. My stomach was still full from the previous night’s feast. Sunlight pierced the gap between the window and the blind and irritated my eyes as they worked…

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May 22, 2014January 14, 2015

Shadows on the Road

Faber and Faber interview here  

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April 21, 2014January 14, 2015

A Summer of Crits, Lemond and Gert-Jan Theunisse

We pulled up in the van mid-morning, as steel barriers were being put in place to close off the course. Some of us were half asleep, our necks kinked against…

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April 10, 2014January 14, 2015

Paris Roubaix.

Paris Roubaix is a race of unknowns. What the riders can’t control, what looms in their futures, haunts them until the pop of the starter’s pistol. In the days prior…

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March 27, 2014January 14, 2015

The Lead-Up

The protagonists who will animate the Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and the other Spring Classics will fine tune their fitness and test their legs in less prestigious races…

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March 21, 2014

Building A Dream

A plate of half eaten nachos sat on the table, Doug leaned back and quoted W.P Kinsella’s book, Shoeless Joe, “If you build it, they will come.” It wasn’t the…

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March 14, 2014

Rivals and Friends

Every winter, teams from all over the world travel to warmer climates to train for the coming races. For 10 to 14 days, the riders spend every hour of the…

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February 24, 2014January 14, 2015

Extremes

In much of North America, snow is continuing to fall. We ride indoors, ski, skate, run, and workout in the gym in order to maintain some level of fitness, while…

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