Rain tapped against the Team Sky bus window. The eight of us sat quietly in our chairs, some with their eyes closed and headphones on, others studying the race book…
Autumn (Excerpt from Le Metier: The Seasons Of A Professional Cyclist)
By Michael Barry Photography by Camille McMillan Into the sixth hour of the ride, the temperature drops as I reach the top of the Pyrenean peak. Autumn is arriving on…
Shifting Gears: Life and Work in the Bike Lane
By Daniel Sandler Photography by Jody Wilson Last year, my annual physical revealed that I’m in the best shape of my life (since high school, anyway). Not bad, I thought,…
The Thrill of a Criterium
By Dede Barry Photography by Alan Moore Passing the barriers neatly placed on each corner, I walked with my Father and dog on a humid summer evening to the Lixx custard…
The virtual 20th anniversary tour of the Bicycle Film Festival is arriving in Toronto, July 2 – 11.
BFF Toronto is presenting an international selection of the most important short films from the BFF collection. A diverse curation of filmmaking styles: narratives, documentaries, international award-winning filmmakers, and emerging…
Favourite Rides: Vallter 2000
By Ashlin Barry My parents and my grandparents taught me that a good ride becomes a great ride when you add an element of adventure to it. Some of the…
Summer Books 2020: Cycling – Wall Street Journal
By Michael Barry for the Wall Street Journal. As a young boy who dreamed of riding the Tour de France, I devoured any cycling-related book or magazine I could find.…
Stagiaire.
An excerpt from the book Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs by Michael Blann. This chapter was written by Michael Barry, about his experience on the Cormet de Roselend, in the French Alps. They chatted as…
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,…
George Harvey Collegiate Mechanics’ Classroom
George Harvey Collegiate high school has a new classroom devoted to bikes, bike repair and bike maintenance. We recently worked with Colin O’Connor, a TDSB teacher who is leading this…
Soigneur: Racing The Worlds
As the World Championships unfolds in Yorkshire this week, here is a reflection, by Michael Barry, on the unique aspects of the race and on competing for Canada . Published…
Soigneur – La Vuelta
By Michael Barry for Soigneur Journal As we neared the start area in the team bus, riders had started cutting holes in their jerseys and bib shorts. Outside the air-conditioned…