Canada
18 December 1975
1.87m
70kg
1998
Saturn (1999-2001), USPS (2002-2004)
In 2005, Canada´s Michael Barry continued to show his Discovery Channel teammates that he´s one of the best support riders in the pro peloton. Beginning in far-off Malaysia and Langkawi, he then went on to compete in many top European events, including Milan-San Remo, Circuit de la Sarthe, the Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix in the spring. He then flew over to the USA to provide solid support for Tom Danielson in his overall victory at the Tour de Georgia.
Barry´s season highlight was being a part of the winning team as he and his Discovery Channel teammates led Paolo Savoldelli to the overall victory at the Giro d’Italia, one of two Grand Tour victories for the team in 2005; the other, of course, being Lance Armstrong´s record-setting seventh consecutive victory at the Tour de France. Barry showed that his form in July was also solid as he netted a stage win at the Tour of Austria, and then, following a few weeks break, he completed another Grand Tour as he helped Tom Danielson once again to a top 10 finish at the Spanish Vuelta a España.
He is also one of the most prolific rider-writers in professional cycling, writing many articles and journals in various cycling publications as well publishing his well-received book, “Inside the Postal Bus”, detailing life with the former USPS-sponsored squad.
Michael Barry had a solid campaign in 2004, his third season with the team, with top 10 finishes at the Tour of Denmark and the Championship of Zurich World Cup event prior to starting his third Tour of Spain. After helping the team to a victory in the opening team time trial stage, Barry rode support for four different team-mates before bowing out of the race due to illness.
Barry began the 2004 season at the Tour of Algarve with two top 10 stage finishes. The team won the race with Barry finishing 12th, one of five team members in the top 20. Following the Ardennes Classics, Barry returned to the US for the Wachovia Series and led the team in Trenton, finishing sixth in a 60-rider sprint to the finish. He then put it all the on the line for the team at the US Pro Championship, working for team leader Max van Heeswijk; unfortunately, a late race mechanical took van Heeswijk out of the final sprint. Barry returned to Europe and, after leading the team at the Tour of Catalunya, had a solid August with a sixth-place finish at the Tour of Denmark and, two weeks later, a seventh in the Zurich event.
Barry was buoyed in 2004 by a successful end to the 2003 season, in which he finished an impressive seventh in the World Championship road race in his native Canada.
Barry is a former Canadian Under 23 national road champion and first appeared on the international scene in 1994 at the Commonwealth Games. Two years later he represented Canada at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games before finishing eighth in the Under 23 road race at the World Championships.
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13th, stage 8, Tour of Spain
18th, stage 2, Tour of Spain
6th, GC, Tour of Austria
6th, stage 6, Tour of Austria
1st, stage 5, Tour of Austria
4th, stage 2, Tour of Austria
19th, GC, Tour of Switzerland
15th, prologue, Giro d’Italia
9th, GC, Circuit de la Sarthe
10th, stage 4, Circuit de la Sarthe
12th, stage 2, Circuit de la Sarthe
14th GC, Tour de Langkawi
22nd stage 10, Tour de Langkawi
5th stage 4, Tour de Langkawi
6th, Wachovia Classic
6th overall, Tour of Denmark
7th, Championship of Zurich
12th overall, Tour of Algarve |
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