The video was taken from the Sky team car during the ZLM Tour. Hopefully, it gives the viewer an idea of the countryside we ride through and the chaos in…
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.
Pinball Pinarello Prince
Canadian cyclist Michael Barry, a professional with Team Sky and Toronto artist Noah Rosen of Velocolour have partnered with Pinarello bicycles to create a uniquely painted pinball themed bicycle frame.…
Chair de Poule
If you’re in Paris this July be sure to visit Chair de Poule to see their photography exhibit, eat some tapas, and sip on a glass of wine. [nggallery id=31]
Organizers — and riders — need to take responsibility for race safety
As we reach the town’s limits, the peloton dives off a four-lane road into a tight bend. Brakes screech. Our speed drops from 60 to 20 kilometers an hour. The…
Pinarello Pinball Colours
When we were kids, my good friend Noah Rosen and I spent most afternoons and weekends racing our bikes up and down the neighborhood streets. At nightfall the races would…
Giro d’Italia SRM files.
In the Giro we’ve had easier days, hard days and really tough days. Yet, the toughest days of the race, and perhaps of my career, will come in the next…
Giro d’Italia SRM Files
The course profiles we receive at the beginning of a race are often deceiving. The altimetry can be inaccurate, the maps sketchy and the distance off. And, we often deceive…
Le Jet d’Eau.
When we crested the summit of the final climb and began the descent I was on familiar roads. Our tires, pumped harder for the faultless Swiss roads, hummed as we…
Training for the Giro d'Italia Team Time Trial
Three days prior to the start of the Giro d’Italia the team got together in Turin for a few days of training. The opening stage of the Giro was a…
On The Wheel
Like a river’s current carrying a stick, I float in the middle of the peloton. We speed through towns, over hills and across the plains. As we near the finish,…
Around The Block
At first, my cycling world was the length of the gravel driveway. After I rode up and down it countless times and gained experience, my parents allowed me to move…