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La Ruta Mar i Muntanya Bike Tour: Girona, Spain
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya Bike Tour: Girona, Spain
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya is a road cycling tour that travels from the Mediterranean to the foothills of the Pyrenees. The trip includes 6 guided rides, cultural visits, culinary... Read more...
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
We are excited to announce that The Equalizer will have its broadcast premiere on The Nature of Things with David Suzuki Thursday, March 3 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on... Read more...
On The Track
On The Track
Dede (Demet) Barry competing in the Individual Pursuit at the 1988 Junior World Championships in Odense, Denmark on a custom built pursuit bike By Dede Barry Gazing out my bedroom... Read more...
Beryl Burton Vs. Sarah Hammer: Today's Technology Vs. Yesterday's
Beryl Burton Vs. Sarah Hammer: Today's Technology Vs. Yesterday's
By Mike Barry Sr. Recently Kensington Communications approached me to supply a bike for a film they were making on Beryl Burton. The film was to compare the present World... Read more...
Tips For Winter Riding: Layering
Tips For Winter Riding: Layering
By Dede Barry | Photography by Walter Lai & Adam Madrzyk As a child, I skated laps with my friends on the Olympic speedskating oval in Miwaukee, Wisconsin. In the... Read more...
Winter's Stolen Hours
Winter's Stolen Hours
By Michael Barry | Photography by Walter Lai The windows on the bedroom are lined with frost, blue and white crystal patterns becoming brilliant with the moonlight, still shining bright... Read more...
Toronto Morning Cyclocross
Toronto Morning Cyclocross
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Riding on the Dirt
Riding on the Dirt
In the late 1990’s, when Michael and I were living in Boulder, Colorado, we began to ride on gravel roads and trails through the countryside and up into the mountains... Read more...
Sleeping High: Olympic Cyclist Dede Barry on Altitude Tents
Today many competitive endurance athletes practice a training philosophy known as “Live High, Train Low." They sleep in an oxygen-poor environment (mimicking the high altitude environment) to thicken their blood, but they train at low altitude to maximize their training performance and the benefits they derive from it. Some do this the hard way, by making their homes in the mountains and going downhill for important workouts, while others have turned to technology to make the process a bit more convenient. Altitude tents simulate high altitude by creating a hypoxic... Read more...
Pyrenean Descent: Port de Bales, Tour de France - Michael Barry, Team Sky 2010.
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