Ashlin Barry

Ashlin Barry
Personal information
Born (2007-09-25) 25 September 2007 (age 18)[1]
Girona, Spain
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamJEGG–SKIL–DJR
DisciplineRoad, Track and Gravel
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2024EF Education–ONTO Development Team
2025JEGG–SKIL–DJR
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's track cycling
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Luoyang Omnium
Men's road cycling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Kigali Junior time trial

Ashlin Barry (born 25 September 2007) is a Canadian-American professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Visma–Lease a Bike Development and USA National Team. Ashlin's official website: ashlinbarry.com

Early life

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He was born in Girona, Spain, and shared his time between Girona and Boulder, Colorado when he was young. In 2013, his family moved to Toronto, Canada.[2] He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto. He trained in track cycling at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre and despite being an under-17 rider received had special permission in 2023 to race with the under-19 category at the Canadian track nationals where he won gold in the elimination race, the madison, the team pursuit, as well as winning a silver medal in the individual pursuit, keirin, and points race. That year, he raced the Next Generation Track Meet in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, where he was second in the individual pursuit and points race, and first in the scratch race, tempo race and elimination race.[3]

Career

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From 2024, he began racing with the U.S. National Cycling Team.[4] He won a silver medal in the Omnium at the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships. He also became Junior U.S. road race, time trial, and Madison national champion, as well as Elite Madison National Champion (with partner Enzo Edmunds) and won a round of the UCI Gravel World Series.[5] In 2024, he rode for EF Education-ONTO development team and raced for Team USA Juniors and won the general classification at the Tour du Bocage.[6] He had a top-ten finish at Paris-Roubaix Juniors in 2024.[7] He finished 2nd in the general classification at the Saarland Trofeo Nations Cup in 2024.[8] He was fifth in the junior men’s road race at the 2024 World Championships.[9]

In December 2024, he signed for Visma-Lease a Bike to ride for their development team JEGG-SKIL-DJR Academy before transitioning to join UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike for the 2026 season.[10]

In March 2025 at the UCI Nations Cup, Barry, alongside Graeme Frislie, Anders Johnson and David Domonoske, set the American record in the team pursuit in a time of 3:47.503, beating the previous record by five seconds. The team finished second in the process.[11] Barry also won a silver medal in the omnium. After racing in Turkey, he traveled to Northern Europe to race on the road with the Junior National Road team and won the general classification and two stages of the UCI Cottbus International Junior Race and finished second in the junior editions of Paris–Roubaix and the E3 Saxo Bank Classic.[12]

He won the silver medal in the junior time trial at the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.[13]

Personal life

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He is the son of former professional cyclists Michael Barry and Dede Demet.[14] He has dual Canadian and American citizenship.[15]

Major results

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Sources:[16][17]

Road

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2024
National Junior Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
UCI Gravel World Series - Blue Mountain, Canada
1st Place
UCI World Junior Championships
5th Road race
9th Time trial
2025
1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
1st Overall Cottbus Juniors International
1st Stages 1 & 2
2nd Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2nd E3 Saxo Classic Juniors

Track

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2024
1st Madison, National Championships (with Enzo Edmonds)
2nd Omnium, UCI World Junior Championships
2025
UCI Nations Cup, Konya
2nd Team pursuit
2nd Omnium
2025 UCI World Track Cycling Championships, Santiago, Chile
4th Team pursuit
16th Omnium

References

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  1. ^ "Ashlin Barry". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ "'We See Immense Talent:' Ashlin Barry on Fast-Track to WorldTour with Visma-Lease a Bike". Velo. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ Hansen, Matt (13 February 2024). "This junior rider from Toronto is set for big results in 2024". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ Pioro, Matthew (4 July 2024). "How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ^ "America's Next Big Thing: Ashlin Barry, the Superstar Junior Who Just Can't Stop Winning as He Continues the Family Dynasty". Velo. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ^ Tyson, Jackie (24 March 2024). "Ashlin Barry earns first UCI stage race win at Tour du Bocage for Team USA". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ Tyson, Jackie (April 11, 2024). "Ashlin Barry pursues family racing tradition, 2028 Olympics already a goal". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  8. ^ Zhasil, Ondrej (13 June 2024). "Get to know Ashlin Barry - the rising star of American cycling". cyclinguptodate=24 December 2024.
  9. ^ Palermo, Angelina (September 26, 2024). "ASHLIN BARRY SPRINTS TO FIFTH PLACE IN JUNIOR MEN'S ROAD RACE AT THE 2024 UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". usacycling. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ Tyson, Jackie (23 December 2024). "Ashlin Barry accelerates pathway to WorldTour in 2025 signing Visma-Lease a Bike multi-year deal". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Men's Team Pursuit – First Round – Results". tissottiming.com. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  12. ^ Jackie Tyson (2025-03-20). "Ashlin Barry earns pair of silver medals at UCI Track Nations Cup - North American Roundup". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
  13. ^ Beckett, Adam (23 September 2025). "Ashlin Barry claims first medal for Team USA, as Dutchman Michiel Mouris wins in Rwanda". Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  14. ^ van der Ploeg, Bram (23 December 2024). "Lease a Bike signs 17-year-old super talent: son of Armstrong's former domestique". idprocycling.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  15. ^ Hansen, Matt (23 December 2024). "Ashlin Barry interview on his future with Visma – Lease a Bike". CyclingMagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Ashlin Barry". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Ashlin Barry - FirstCycling". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.