Le Métier, the book I wrote that features Camille McMillan’s photography, has been licensed by Bloomsbury and will be released this November. The new edition will have a new cover,…
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.
Tour de France Team Sky Podcasts
Team Sky, author Richard Moore and I recorded these podcasts to some provide insight into the 2012 Tour de France, the team’s strategy and pre-Tour training. Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode…
Wheeled Pupils
Recently, Team Sky asked the riders to design T-Shirts. It was a fun project, which my family helped me out with– my wife, Dede, came up with some ideas while our boys…
9W Girona Photos…and some music
[nggallery id=52] Harry Zernike, a photographer who publishes 9W Magazine was in Girona a few weeks ago. Here is a beautiful gallery of photos he posted on his site that…
The Bicycle and the Sweet Shop
A good friend sent this to me some time ago. A lovely couple paragraphs by Roald Dahl. “It was my first term and I was walking home alone across the…
Lucky Socks
In the hospital bed, I tried to recount the crash. Images ran like a film through my head but then suddenly cut as if moments key to putting the sequence…
Arrows
Here is a playlist I put together recently and posted on Spotify: Arrows. The photos below were taken while training in Girona over the last few weeks. I’ve completely recovered…
Playlists
Many people have emailed me asking for music suggestions or the titles to the tracks I’ve used in the youtube videos. My team-mates and I will be posting playlists on…
Chute
Below is an excerpt of a story I wrote that appeared in issue 29 of Rouleur Magazine. Road grit dug into my sweat-soaked face as my cheek pressed against the…
The Desert Wind
[nggallery id=50] The opening race of the season for many of the Classics riders is the Tour of Qatar. The race through the desert is known for high wind, echelons,…
A team and a leader
At the back of the group I freewheel in the slipstream. Ahead, my teammates crunch their bodies towards the top tubes of their frames to become more aerodynamically efficient. The…