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| Full name | Michael Barry | ||
| Born | December 18, 1975 Toronto, Canada |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (150 lb) | ||
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| Current team | Team Sky | ||
| Discipline | Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
| Rider type | All-Rounder/Domestique | ||
| Professional team(s) | |||
| 1999–2001 2002–2006 2007–2009 2010– |
Saturn US Postal T-Mobile Team Team Sky |
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| Infobox last updated on December 24, 2007 |
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Michael Barry (born December 18, 1975) is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Team Sky.
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Previous to riding for UCI ProTour team Team Sky he spent several years with the Discovery Channel. He also raced of the Saturn Cycling Team for a number of years before going to US Postal Service/Discovery. He was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Michael (Mike) Barry Sr., was a racer himself in England in the 1950s, who until 2006 ran a specialty bike store and manufactured a line of hand-made bicycle frames under his own Mariposa[1] brand. As a result, the younger Barry grew up in a cycling-intense environment, and started racing at a very young age. He has been a professional since 1998. He has spent many years on the Canadian National Team during the early years of his career. His wife is 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Dede Demet Barry. They have 2 children. Barry has raced in 5 Vuelta a Españas and 5 Giro d'Italias but in 2007 had to abandon the Giro due to health issues, which put him out most of the season.
In 2005 he wrote the book: Inside the Postal Bus, about his experiences at US Postal and the 2004 season whilst riding in support of Lance Armstrong. He and his wife also wrote a training book. He also writes diary entries during his cycling season. His third book, Le Metier, detailing the life of a cycling domestique, was published in 2010 by Rouleur.
He is generally considered a support rider, or domestique, helping the team leaders win races, but he will often get the opportunity to go for personal results. He is usually the team leader for Canada for the World Championships. His strengths lie in the time-trial, and hilly road races. He can be counted on for grand tours, and other stage races as well.
For 2010, he left HTC-Highroad, and signed with Team Sky for 2 years. On June 24, 2010, Team Sky announced that Barry would be part of its 2010 Tour de France team. This would be Barry's first Tour de France appearance after thirteen seasons as a professional.
Highlights include: