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Tag: Professional Cycling

July 20, 2020

Q & A with Michael Barry

By Allied Cycleworks CEO, Brendan Quirk Where does our love for the sport of cycling take us? For Michael Barry, it led to a decade at the very top of professional…

Posted in Allroad Bicycle, Events, Giro d'Italia, Gravel Bicycle, Olympic Games, World Championships  • 
April 15, 2020April 16, 2020

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…

Posted in Events, History, Stories  •  1 Comment on Stagiaire.
February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

Maximizing Performance On The Bike

By Dede Barry As the ascent began, I looked down at my power-meter, dialing in my cadence and pressure on the pedals to the effort prescribed by my coach. The…

Posted in Bicycle Fit, Equipment, Events, Olympic Games, Racing, Training, Youth  • 
December 2, 2019December 4, 2019

The Off Season

By Michael Barry for Soigneur Journal Floating in the belly of the peloton, my thoughts drifted to the off season, as they often did during late autumn races. A team…

Posted in History, Racing, Training  • 
September 12, 2019September 13, 2019

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…

Posted in Events, History, La Vuelta Espana, Stories  • 
February 13, 2018February 14, 2018

Disc Breaks: Interview With Michael Barry

Michael Barry was interviewed by Angus Morton from Disc Breaks and spoke about empathy in the peloton, taking a new perspective on cycling, and a really diverse range of music. Angus…

Posted in History, Interview, Racing  • 
December 13, 2017

A Foreign World

Words:  Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades – first on the main…

Posted in History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  • 
December 5, 2017December 6, 2017

The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano ’96

By Michael Barry Photography by Mike Barry Sr. We rode side by side with the lake on our right and, on our left, the lush hillside, the houses, the cutaway…

Posted in Events, History, Racing, Stories  •  5 Comments on The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano ’96
August 10, 2017August 10, 2017

My Love For The Ride

An Excerpt from Soigneur Cycling Journal 17 By Michael Barry Illustrations by Isabel Albertos The peloton stretched in a long single line, thrashed through the valley, with Dolomites towering around.…

Posted in Bike Tours, Design, Events, Giro d'Italia, History, Racing, Stories  • 
November 28, 2016November 28, 2016

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…

Posted in History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Training  • 

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