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Canadian relives his career after release of second book.
RoadCyclingUK, Colin Henrys, 15 May 2014
Posted by: Bitossi
In very contrasting eras, Barry rode for both Lance Armstrong and Sir Bradley Wiggins – very different in a lot of ways according to the Canadian, and not just the Armstrong is a self-confessed cheat and that Wiggins is a defiantly clean athlete.
(Giro d'Italia 2011)
Getting better with age
cyclingtime.com, Les Clarke, 3 June 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry is one of Team Sky’s stalwarts and one of the most experienced North American riders around. The quietly-spoken Canadian rode the Giro d’Italia which ended last Sunday in Milan and spoke with Cyclingtime.
"there isn't much time to get bored"
teamsky.com, 26 May 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry is working hard for the team at the Giro d'Italia right now, but has taken time out from his busy schedule to answer some more of the queries you have been firing his way since the last question and answer session:
Maturity, Perspective and Experience
teamsky.com, 23 April 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry is back in training after completing a gruelling 109th edition of Paris-Roubaix earlier this month, but has taken time out from his busy schedule to answer some more of the queries you have been firing his way since the last question and answer session.
Porridge with nuts for breakfast
teamsky.com, 3 March 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry has taken time out from his spring Classics preparations to answer a selection of the latest questions and we'll be doing another feature ahead of Paris-Roubaix, so please keep them coming in.
More from Michael
teamsky.com, 26 January 2011
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry will be doing question and answer features every couple of weeks to give us the inside track on his 2011 campaign. Michael joined us from his base in Girona to answer a selection of the latest questions ahead of his first race at the Tour of the Mediterranean.
Keeping busy in Majorca
teamsky.com, 24 December 2010
Posted by: lucybears
This week Michael Barry has been getting some hard miles in at Team Sky's winter training camp in Majorca before returning home to his family in Girona for the festive season.
"Age and experience have given me perspective and balance"
teamsky.com, 14 December 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry will be doing question and answer features every couple of weeks to give us the inside track on his 2011 campaign.
After training in Girona over the last few weeks Michael is now poised for Team Sky's six-week training camp in Majorca.
"just another race; but the stakes are much higher and the riders more nervous"
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 28 July 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry has been a pro since 1998 and this year, when Team Sky were building their team to back Bradley Wiggins' Tour bid, it was on the Canadian's door they came knocking. We caught up with the softly spoken man from Toronto on the Tour's second rest day, at Pau.
"The team morale is still good"
pedalmag.com, 23 July 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry is living his dream by competing at his first Tour de France, the world’s biggest bike race. While his team has not achieved their goals at this year’s Tour, morale is still high on the squad as they hope for a stage win and to keep improving the position of their top riders.
Chaotic and Dangerous
pedalmag.com, 13 July 2010
Posted by: lucybears
We caught up with Canada’s Michael Barry (Team Sky) during the Tour's first rest day in Morzine-Avoriaz to get his impressions of the world's biggest bike race and how he and his team are faring after the first week of racing.
A lifelong dream
pedalmag.com, 25 June 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Canada’s Michael Barry had been selected to Team Sky’s roster for the 2010 Tour de France. Barry has been a top pro for many years and while often in the running, the Tour has eluded him until now. We caught up with Barry to find out more about this exciting stage in his career…
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
"a significant amount of adversity"
teamsky.com, 1 June 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Despite having only just completed the Giro d'Italia, Michael Barry still found time to check in with us before taking a well-deserved break to share his thoughts on an industrious three weeks in the saddle:
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
"The stage on Sunday was amazing"
teamsky.com, 25 May 2010
Posted by: lucybears
With everyone enjoying a well-deserved rest day we've taken the opportunity to catch up again with Michael Barry to get his views on the second week of the Giro d'Italia as well as looking ahead to the remainder of the race:
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
'Wing Man'
pedalmag.com, 25 May 2010
Posted by: lucybears
We caught up with Canada's Michael Barry at the Giro as riders enjoy the second rest day at the grueling 3-week major stage race that wraps up next weekend. This is Barry's third Giro and he's feeling fit as he provides an inside look at the ups and downs of this season's first Grand Tour.
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
"this race is far from over"
teamsky.com, 18 May 2010
Posted by: lucybears
With one week down and two still to go at the Giro d'Italia, we've been in touch with Michael Barry to get his thoughts on the opening seven days of the tour, as well as finding out what Team Sky's plans will be on the varied stages to come:
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
"I love the Giro. The countryside is beautiful, the ambiance is great and the people in Italy are so passionate"
velonews.com, Andrew Hood, 7 May 2010
Posted by: lucybears
After a highly successful spring classics campaign – capped by victory of Team Sky’s Juan Antonio Flecha at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the podium at Paris-Roubaix – Michael Barry will help usher in the team’s first grand tour with the start of the 93rd Giro d’Italia on Saturday.
(Giro d'Italia 2010)
New Book and Giro Prep
pedalmag.com, 1 May 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Canada's Michael Barry (Team Sky) recently released his third book Le Métier, a phrase he describes as the essence of cycling. Barry is at home in Spain recovering from his successful spring campaign and preparing for the first Grand Tour of the season, the Giro d'Italia.
"that's bike racing..."
pedalmag.com, 13 April 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Pedal caught up with Michael Barry after he finished 26th in Sunday's prestigious Paris Roubaix spring classics race in France. Barry, who was assigned to ride in support of team leader, Juan Antonio Flecha, who finished third, suffered a flat tire at an inopportune time in the race.
The pro's pro
pezcyclingnews.com, Edmond Hood, 7 April 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Team Sky's Michael Barry is a man you can rely on to do a job. He was that Skyman riding tempo, kilometre after kilometre for Juan Antonio Flecha in the Ronde on Sunday. We caught up with him on the day when Sky had just received the glad tidings that the team had been accepted for le Tour.
"still building, learning and progressing"
pedalmag.com, 25 March 2010
Posted by: lucybears
We caught with top Canadian roadie Michael Barry (Team Sky) following Sunday's Milan-San Remo classic to find out more about how the race went and how he and his new team doing with the 2010 season well underway.
"Our goal is to be the world's best"
pedalmag.com, 10 January 2010
Posted by: lucybears
Following the official Team Sky launch in London, UK earlier this week, Pedalmag caught up with Canadian pro roadie Michael Barry, one of the veterans and team leaders on the newly formed ProTour squad who is currently training in Valencia, Spain, preparing for the upcoming season.
"It's beyond anything I have ever seen in cycling"
pedalmag.com, 28 November 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Canada's Michael Barry has signed with the newly formed Team Sky. The team met in Manchester this week for introductions and planning and we caught up with Barry for an update on what lies ahead...
The Happy Life of a Domestique
velocitynation.com, 5 November 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry will move to the British-based Team Sky for 2010, and the Canadian says his racing role on the new team will be similar to that at Columbia-HTC.
"My role won't change"
canadiancyclist.com, 30 October 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Finally, the 'open secret' is official, Canada's Michael Barry is leaving Columbia-HTC to join the new British-based ProTour squad Team Sky. Below is the official release from Team Sky, followed by a short [e-mail] interview with Michael from his home in Girona, Spain.
"it was a race of attrition"
pedalmag.com , 28 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Canada's Michael Barry was the top North American placing 18th overall in Elite men's road race at the 2009 Road World Championships on Sunday.
"We came to win stages"
pedalmag.com, 18 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Canada’s Michael Barry (Columbia-HTC) just finished the Tour of Missouri where he was the top Canuck overall and snagged the Most Aggressive Rider jersey on the final stage in Kansas City. We caught up with him before he jetted off to Europe to prepare for the Road World Championships.
"It was a straightforward day"
pedalmag.com, 8 September 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Mark Cavendish won the opening stage 1 St. Louis Circuit Race of the Tour of Missouri. We caught up with team mate and top Canadian pro Michael Barry to find out about today's stage and his new team.
"It seems like the heart of French cycling might be in Plouay"
pedalmag.com, 26 August 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Canadian pro Michael Barry (Columbia-HTC) placed 24th at the GP Ouest France-Plouay ProTour race on Sunday. Barry is having a solid year and shared his thoughts on his form, missing the Tour de France, the men's ProTour coming to Canada, and his goals for the rest of the rest of the season.
"races would be far less predictable and more animated if radios weren't used"
velocitynation.com, 6 August 2009
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry is a Canadian born cyclist who currently races for Team Columbia HTC. He is the author of "Inside the Postal Bus", which recounts his life on the road with US Postal in 2004, and he has written for AMD, Pedal Magazine, Velonews and the Toronto Star.
(Giro d'Italia 2009)
Leaving Italy happy and confident
pedalmag.com, 2 June 2009
Posted by: lucybears
We caught up with Canada's Michael Barry (Columbia-Highroad) on Sunday after the final Stage 21 at the 2009 Giro d'Italia to get his impressions on the Grand Tour and to find out how he's feeling.
(Tour of California 2009)
"If I have opportunities I'll take them"
pedalmag.com, Amy Smolens, 15 February 2009
Posted by: lucybears
While in Sacramento for events surrounding the 2009 Amgen Tour of California, I had the opportunity to speak with three of Canada's foremost pro cyclists - Dominique Rollin, Svein Tuft and Michael Barry. All of them had successful 2008 seasons, and are optimistic going into the 2009 campaign.
"The victories kept on coming"
pedalmag.com, Charles Lynch, 17 January 2009
Posted by: lucybears
At the 2009 Team Columbia-Highroad's training camp and official team launch in Mallorca Michael Barry talked about feeling like a kid again, Columbia's tight-knit crew, living in Spain, and his aspirations to finally ride at the Tour de France.
‘The peloton is definitely changing’
velonews.com, Andrew Hood, 20 November 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry was back in the spotlight in 2008, winning his first race since the 2005 season with a dramatic stage victory at the Tour of Missouri. He talks about his 2008 season, efforts to clean up cycling, the emergence of Mark Cavendish and the comeback of former teammate Lance Armstrong.
Climbing the Higher Road
pedalmag.com, Andrew Rogers , 17 May 2008
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry (Team High Road) is re-energized for 2008 after a tough season last year. He recently competed at the Ardennes classics including Amstel Gold, Fleche Wallone, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, and this past Monday placed 20th at the Neuseen Classics Rund um die Braunkohle in Germany.
"We will just have different jerseys"
canadiancyclist.com, Matt Hansen, 29 November 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Canada's only ProTour rider, Michael Barry, is a member of the High Road Sports squad which yesterday had title sponsor Deutsche Telekom announce it was withdrawing from sponsoring both the men's and women's teams. Michael talks about the impact of the news.
"A week's worth of hoopla"
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 11 October 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Canadian pro Michael Barry looks back at the World Championships and tells about the experience of riding in that special race, along with his view on late-season races and on the development of his team.
"Forward into a new era"
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 31 August 2007
Posted by: lucybears
T-Mobile pro Michael Barry shares the experience of riding the Tour de l'Ain, describes race preparations and talks about the profound changes in the ProTour team structure.
"Every classroom has its cheaters"
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 24 July 2007
Posted by: lucybears
After a three months' break caused by illness and busy schedules, T-Mobile Team pro Michael Barry is back and talks about how he deals with drawbacks in his own racing and about the problems in cycling's fight against doping.
"Mentally, I wasn't really ready at all"
cyclingnews.com, Steve Thomas, 13 May 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Canadian professional Michael Barry was called up for the Giro d'Italia as a last minute replacement for Serhiy Honchar, who will not be riding for the next 30 days following bloodtests carried out at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour de Romandie.
"It is not much fun watching from the sofa"
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 25 March 2007
Posted by: lucybears
The T-Mobile rider gives a first-hand account of riding Paris-Nice, the pleasures and pains of climbing and the difficulty of abandoning a race.
Patience and Persistence
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 1 March 2007
Posted by: lucybears
The Canadian pro talks about the start of his season, his preparations for the first race, his experience of racing the Tour of California with his new team and his evaluation of this season debut.
"Missing by a foto-finish"
pedalmag.com, Andrew Rogers, 21 February 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Canada’s Michael Barry is currently riding the Amgen Tour of California, his first race of the season with his new team, T-Mobile. In January T-Mobile held their first training camp in Mallorca and then, during the two weeks leading up to the ToC, the team was training just outside of Santa Barbara.
"Motivated to Win"
dailypeloton.com, Greg Parks, 17 February 2007
Posted by: lucybears
T-Mobile's Michael Barry talks about the Tour of California, making the switch to the Magenta team and more...
"I will have more opportunities here"
cyclingpost.com, Kathrin Bomans, 21 January 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Follow T-Mobile rider Michael Barry through the entire year and read in monthly interviews about his life as a pro rider. In the first installment of our series of he talks about the off-season, about his decision to change teams and about his initial experiences on the new squad.
Thinking outside of the box
t-mobile-team.com, Gerard Lyne, 17 January 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Experienced Canadian pro Michael Barry is one of the many new faces in T-Mobile's 2007 line-up. The former Discovery Channel rider explains how the move to T-Mobile came about, sums up the training camp experience so far and casts an eye on his race program for 2007.
"Das Team denkt über den Tellerrand hinweg"
t-mobile-team.com, Gerard Lyne, 17 January 2007
Posted by: lucybears
Routinier Michael Barry ist eines der zahlreichen neuen Gesichter im T-Mobile Team 2007. Der Kanadier, der bis 2006 in Diensten des US-Teams Discovery Channel stand, sprach im Interview über seinen Wechsel, das Trainingslager und seine Pläne 2007.
"I try to never look to the past"
roadcyclinguk.com, Steve Thomas, 22 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Canadian pro Michael Barry has just made the move from Discovery Channel to T-Mobile, we caught up with him as he prepared for his first season in pink, and asked about his British roots.
"Heading in the right direction"
cyclingfx.nl, 19 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears
In 2007 Michael Barry moves to T-Mobile from Discovery Channel. In this interview with Cyclingfx.nl he talks about his move, his program for next season and why he thinks that "The path T-Mobile is taking is a step in the right direction"
"I don't think it was a good move for them to sign Basso"
procyclenews.com, 16 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears
ProCycleNews recently caught up with Canadian rider Michael Barry who is joining T-Mobile after racing with the Discovery Channel squad.
"Ein paar Kilometer westlich von Boulder beginnen die Rocky Mountains"
radsport-aktiv.de, 6 December 2006
Posted by: lucybears
In unserer Reihe von Radsport aktiv geben die Profis einige Geheimnisse preis. Heute: Michael Barry (T-Mobile)
Unser Sport braucht DNA-Tests
radsport-aktiv.de, Christoph Adamietz, 11 November 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Der Kanadier Michael Barry, langjähriger Teamkollege von Lance Armstrong, wird in der kommenden Saison für das T-Mobile Team starten. Mit Radsport aktiv sprach der 30-Jährige über seine Pläne für die kommende Saison, seine Rolle im neuformierten T-Mobile Team und DNA-Tests.
The Exit Interview
ThePaceline.com, Chris Brewer , 23 October 2006
Posted by: lucybears
In an off-season that is literally full of change, one of the stalwarts of the Discovery Channel, Canadian rider Michael Barry, is moving on to join T-Mobile starting in the 2007 season.
Michael Barry talks to PEZ!
pezcyclingnews.com, Bob Cullinan, 23 October 2006
Posted by: lucybears
When Discovery Channel team announced major changes to their line-up for 2007, the details surprised many riders and fans alike. Gone are many of the stars and support riders who've been with the team for years, including veteran Michael Barry. We caught up with Michael in Switzerland before the start of the Giro di Lombardia, his final race for Discovery.
"I felt I needed a change"
canadiancyclist.com, 5 October 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Michael Barry will be leaving Discovery after this year to go to a re-vamped T-Mobile squad, where he has a two year contract. Barry has spent the past five seasons with Discovery (previously US Postal), and the news of his departure came as a surprise to many. We caught up with Michael at his European home in Girona for a chat about his move to T-Mobile.
Back to Racing Soon
pedalmag.com, Steve Thomas, 24 May 2006
Posted by: lucybears
It’s been a tough start to the 2006 racing season for Canada’s Michael Barry. The Discovery Channel rider rode into it in good form, and was looking forward to the spring but a nasty crash at the Tour of Flanders left him injured with his hopes and dreams for this season in tatters.
"The natural leaders are coming to the fore."
pedalmag.com , 11 March 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Pedal caught up with Discovery's Michael Barry currently racing at Tirreno-Adriatico for a short interview.
Definitely a little different without Lance
Daily Peloton, Ben Lyon, 4 February 2006
Posted by: lucybears
Michael is coming into 2006 after a great 2005 season, and with a team that is ready to show that even without Armstrong at the helm they are stacked with talent.
Michael Barry Pre Tour Interview
Daily Peloton, Vaughn Trevi, 2 July 2005
Posted by: Bitossi
A July 1st Pre race interview with Discovery Channel’s Michael Barry discussing the Tour de France, Lance, the Tour de Suisse and his own future.
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