Ashlin Barry

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

Ashlin Barry (born 25 September 2007) is a Canadian-American professional racing cyclist, who rides for JEGG–SKIL–DJR. He is scheduled to join UCI Continental team Visma–Lease a Bike Development for the 2026 season.

Early life

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

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]

At the start of the 2025 season, he competed in the elite UCI Nations Cup in Konya, Turkey with the U.S. National Team. In the Team Pursuit (4000 meters), they won a silver medal and set a new U.S. National Record of 3:47.503 (Ashlin Barry, David Domonoske, Graeme Michael Frislie, Anders Johnson)[11] and Ashlin won a silver medal in the Omnium as well. 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 E3 Saxo Nations Cups.[12]

Personal life

He is the son of former professional cyclists Michael Barry and Dede Demet.[13] He has dual Canadian and American citizenship.[14]

Major results

Sources:[15][16]

Road

2024
National Championships
1st Junior road race
1st Junior time trial
World Championships
5th Junior road race
9th Junior time trial
UCI World Junior Track Championships
2nd Omnium
2025
1st Junior time trial, National Championships
2nd Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2nd E3 Saxo Classic Juniors
1st Overall Cottbus Juniors International
1st Stage 1 Drebkau -> Drebkau, 77km
1st Stage 2 Papproth -> Papproth, 9.5km Time Trial
3rd Stage 3 Cottbus -> Cottbus, 60km
UCI Track Nations Cup Konya, Turkey
2nd Team Pursuit (Ashlin Barry, David Domonoski, Anders Johnson, Graeme Frisle)
4.47.503 **New US Men's Elite National Record
2nd Omnium

References

  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. ^ https://assets.usacycling.org/prod/documents/20250331_Men_Ellte_National-Records.pdf
  12. ^ https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ashlin-barry-earns-pair-of-silver-medals-at-uci-track-nations-cup-north-american-roundup/
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Hansen, Matt (23 December 2024). "Ashlin Barry interview on his future with Visma – Lease a Bike". CyclingMagazine.ca. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Ashlin Barry". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Ashlin Barry - FirstCycling". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.