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| Born | 25 September 2007[1] Girona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | JEGG–SKIL–DJR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road, Track and Gravel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024 | EF Education–ONTO Development Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | JEGG–SKIL–DJR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]He is the son of former professional cyclists Michael Barry and Dede Demet.[14] He has dual Canadian and American citizenship.[15]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2024
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Ashlin Barry". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "'We See Immense Talent:' Ashlin Barry on Fast-Track to WorldTour with Visma-Lease a Bike". Velo. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (13 February 2024). "This junior rider from Toronto is set for big results in 2024". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Pioro, Matthew (4 July 2024). "How a Toronto rider became a U.S. national champion". cyclingmagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tyson, Jackie (April 11, 2024). "Ashlin Barry pursues family racing tradition, 2028 Olympics already a goal". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Zhasil, Ondrej (13 June 2024). "Get to know Ashlin Barry - the rising star of American cycling". cyclinguptodate=24 December 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Men's Team Pursuit – First Round – Results". tissottiming.com. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Beckett, Adam (23 September 2025). "Ashlin Barry claims first medal for Team USA, as Dutchman Michiel Mouris wins in Rwanda". Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hansen, Matt (23 December 2024). "Ashlin Barry interview on his future with Visma – Lease a Bike". CyclingMagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Ashlin Barry". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Ashlin Barry - FirstCycling". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.