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Tag: michael barry

February 6, 2023

Mindfulness While Riding

Minutes from leaving the house, everything starts to flow. My headlight opens the roads as the neighbourhood sleeps. One car passes me before stopping at a house to throw a…

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December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

Race Days: The Compounding Benefits of Race Experience

The best bike racers aren’t always the strongest or the fittest cyclists on the start line but are often those who have a deep understanding of how to race and…

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November 4, 2022November 5, 2022

Gravel Racing: Its Origins and Its Evolution

By Michael Barry In the hotel restaurant, teammates sat quietly around the table as the rising sun sliced a shaft of light through the window. Some sipped coffee, others munched…

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October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Hell Of The North 2022 Fall Edition

The road and gravel season came to end last weekend with the autumn edition of the Hell of the North, a long running gravel event northeast of Toronto. A huge…

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October 12, 2022October 13, 2022

Roaring Crowds & Whirling Cyclists in Six Days of Track Racing

By Michael Barry In Ghent, Belgium, the low thunder of the cyclists racing into the wooden banking of the velodrome is unheard over the festivities in the track center. A…

Posted in Events, History  •  1 Comment on Roaring Crowds & Whirling Cyclists in Six Days of Track Racing
September 6, 2022January 10, 2023

Youth Rising

By Michael Barry Traditionally, the path to becoming a professional cyclist with a long and successful career followed a structured progression. Skipping steps in that process was thought to be…

Posted in History, National Championships, Olympic Games, Team Mariposa, Tour de France, Youth  •  No Comments on Youth Rising
August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

Via Italia Criterium

Mariposa Team racers Ashlin Barry and Hudson Lubbers finished 3rd and 8th in the Pro 1/2 Via Italia Criterium in Windsor ON.   Watch the post race interview with the podium finishers. Photography…

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August 17, 2022August 18, 2022

2022 Midweek Criterium Series Finale

Criterium season is winding down and we’ll soon be on our cyclocross bikes racing through the woods and scurrying up mud slick hills.  Midweek Cycling Club hosted their series final Tuesday night.  Ashlin Barry…

Posted in Events, Road Bicycle, Youth  •  1 Comment on 2022 Midweek Criterium Series Finale
May 28, 2022

Summer Books: Cycling

A history of the machine’s evolution, a dive into the thrills of bicycle racing and a meditation on the two-wheeled life. By Michael Barry for the Wall Street Journal A…

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April 19, 2022

Hell of the North 2022

The Ontario gravel season kicked off on Easter Sunday with the Hell of the North classic, founded by Mike Barry Sr. over 30 years ago, and now organized by Ed…

Posted in Classics, Favourite Rides, Gravel Bicycle, Racing, Racing tires, Team Mariposa, Wheels, Youth  •  2 Comments on Hell of the North 2022
February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

Tuning Up For A New Season

As the winter lifts over Europe and the professional peloton begin their racing season, they will be testing equipment and feeling faster as they transition from their training bikes to…

Posted in Equipment, Events, Racing, Racing tires, Tires, Wheels  •  3 Comments on Tuning Up For A New Season
November 30, 2021December 1, 2021

Running and Riding. How a Run Can Improve Your Cycling Fitness

In the cold winter months, cycling can be a challenge, especially if the ride is anything more than a commute to work, the shops, or school. The cold wind quickly…

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