By Michael Barry Photography by Camille J. McMillan Cycling has traditionally been a working class sport. From the first races over a century ago, a bicycle became an escape from…
Winter (Excerpt from Le Metier)
By Michael Barry Photography by Camille McMillan In bed, lying awake in the darkness, everything from the past and future swirls together to calm or create anxiety. Once the lights…
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…
Le Métier. French Translation.
A friend, Jean Michel Dupé, has translated the book Le Métier. Below is an excerpt from the first chapter. Hopefully, the complete translation will be published soon. The photos were…
Le Métier. 2nd Edition
Le Métier 2nd Edition is essentially unchanged from the 1st edition that sold out in three months, with just a few notable exceptions. The 2nd Edition is paperback and comes…
On the Bike Again
A professional cyclist is rarely off of his bike in the off-season for more than a month. Progressively, through the months of November and December I slowly ease back into…
Flying or Ragged
Throughout the Tour de France photographer Scott Mitchell followed Team Sky as he is working on a book with my teammate Brad Wiggins. Based on the work I have seen the…
Beyond the Cover, Le Métier.
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Le Métier. The seasons of a professional cyclist.
On a cold rainy winter day, while I was climbing a mountain in solitude, ideas were floating through my head as my heart rate increased with the effort. I thought…