Barry Ryan

Barry Ryan

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews until 2024. He is currently Editor-in-chief at Domestique. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.

Latest articles by Barry Ryan

OUREM PORTUGAL AUGUST 18 LR Kaden Groves of Australia and Team Alpecin Deceuninck celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Wout van Aert of Belgium and Team Visma Lease a Bike Green Points Jersey during the 79th La Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 2024 Stage 2 a 194km stage from Cascais to Ourem UCIWT on August 18 2024 in Ourem Portugal Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Vuelta a España: Kaden Groves wins mass sprint on stage 2 as Wout van Aert seizes the leader’s jersey

By Barry Ryan Published

Results Van Aert second and Corbin Strong third in Ourém

Results
KRAKOW POLAND AUGUST 18 Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Denmark and Team Team Visma Lease a Bike Yellow Leader Jersey competes during the 81st Tour de Pologne Stage 7 a 1421km stage from Wieliczka to Krakow UCIWT on August 18 2024 in Krakow Poland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Jonas Vingegaard seals overall victory at Tour de Pologne

By Barry Ryan Published

Results Olav Kooij wins final stage in bunch finish in Krakow

Results
Team UAE's Brandon McNulty competes in the stage 1 of La Vuelta a Espana cycling tour, a 12 km time-trial race from Lisbon to Oeiras, on August 17, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP)
Vuelta a España: Brandon McNulty storms to opening stage 1 time trial win, takes first leader’s jersey

By Barry Ryan Published

Results Mathias Vacek second and Wout van Aert third

Results
BUCOVINA TATRZANSKA POLAND AUGUST 17 Thibau Nys of Belgium and Team LidlTrek celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 81st Tour de Pologne Stage 6 a 1832km stage from Wadowice to Bukowina Tatrzanska 946m UCIWT on August 17 2024 in Bukowina Tatrzanska Poland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Tour de Pologne: Thibau Nys completes hat-trick of wins on stage 6

By Barry Ryan Published

Results Jonas Vingegaard retains yellow jersey on tough leg to Bukovina Resort

Results
PRUDNIK POLAND AUGUST 15 Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Team LidlTrek on third place poses on the podium ceremony after the 81st Tour de Pologne Stage 4 a 1953km stage from KudowaZdroj to Prudnik UCIWT on August 15 2024 in Prudnik Poland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Mads Pedersen abandons Tour de Pologne after stage 5 crash

By Barry Ryan Published

News Dane aims to return to action at Deutchsland Tour in midweek

News
WALBRZYCH POLAND AUGUST 14 LR Thibau Nys of Belgium and Team LidlTrek celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Diego Ulissi of Italy and UEA Team Emirates White Sprint Jersey during the 81st Tour de Pologne Stage 3 a 1565km stage from Walbrzych to DusznikiZdroj UCIWT on August 14 2024 in Walbrzych Poland Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Tour de Pologne: Thibau Nys doubles up with another hilltop victory on stage 3

By Barry Ryan Published

Results Jonas Vingegaard retains yellow jersey after cameo on climb to Karłów

Results
JEBEL HAFEET UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FEBRUARY 25 Emanuel Buchmann of Germany and Team BORA hansgrohe competes during the 6th UAE Tour 2024 Stage 7 a 161km stage from Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Ain to Jebel Hafeet 1031m UCIWT on February 25 2024 in Jebel Hafeet United Arab Emirates Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
'I wanted a change' - Emanuel Buchmann swaps Bora for Cofidis after ten years with team

By Barry Ryan Published

News German champion had lamented omission from Giro d'Italia line-up

News
CONDADO DE TREVIO SPAIN AUGUST 09 Finn FisherBlack of New Zealand and UAE Team Emirates on third place poses on the podium ceremony after the 46th Vuelta a Burgos Stage 5 a 156km stage from Frias to Condado de Trevio on August 09 2024 in Condado de Trevio Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images
'Now it’s time to find my wings' - Finn Fisher-Black signs with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for 2025

By Barry Ryan Published

News Young New Zealander makes the move after spell at UAE Team Emirates

News
Primož Roglič is chasing a record-equalling fourth Vuelta a Espana victory
Vuelta a España 2024 – Analysing the contenders

By Barry Ryan Published

Analysis Roglič, GC Kuss and the Yates-Almeida tandem headline wide-open race

Analysis
VILLARSSUROLLON SWITZERLAND JUNE 15 LR Joao Almeida of Portugal and UAE Team Emirates Black Points Jersey and Adam Yates of The United Kingdom and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey compete in the breakaway during the 87th Tour de Suisse 2024 Stage 7 a 1182km stage from VillarssurOllon to VillarssurOllon 1248m UCIWT on June 15 2024 in VillarssurOllon Switzerland Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
No Ayuso as Adam Yates and João Almeida lead UAE Team Emirates squad at Vuelta a España

By Barry Ryan Published

Vine, McNulty and Del Toro all included in team chasing clean sweep of Grand Tours in 2024

Teams & Riders
Groupama - FDJ team's New Zealander rider Laurence Pithie looks on, with his face caked in mud, and injuries sustained on his elbow after the 121st edition of the Paris-Roubaix one-day classic cycling race, 260km between Compiegne and Roubaix, northern France, on April 7, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
'His talent is no longer a secret' - Laurence Pithie signs for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe for 2025

By Barry Ryan Published

News New Zealander makes move after two years with Groupama-FDJ

News
Vuelta a Burgos 2024: Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) keeps the Purple Leader Jersey after stage 5 as the winner of the general classification
Vuelta a Burgos: Sepp Kuss wraps up overall while Pavel Bittner sprints to stage 5 win

By Barry Ryan Published

Results 21-year-old Czech rider outduels Giacomo Nizzolo for a second stage victory of the week

Results
Wout van Aert in the 2024 Visma-Lease a Bike kit
'Wout won't have to sacrifice himself' - Van Aert given freedom to chase stage wins in Vuelta a España debut

By Barry Ryan Published

Belgian handed free role at Visma despite Sepp Kuss' GC ambitions

Teams & Riders
PRATO NEVOSO, ITALY - MAY 24: Arrival / Maximilian Schachmann of Germany and Team Quick-Step Floors / Celebration / during the 101st Tour of Italy 2018, Stage 18 a 196km stage from Abbiategrasso to Prato Nevoso 1607m / Giro d'Italia / on May 24, 2018 in Prato Nevoso, Italy. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
'I'm happy to come back home' - Max Schachmann rejoins Soudal-QuickStep for 2025

By Barry Ryan Published

German back with Patrick Lefevere's squad after five years with Bora-Hansgrohe

Teams & Riders
Koen Bouwman leaves Visma-Lease a Bike after a lengthy association with the team.
Koen Bouwman joins Jayco-AlUla to bolster Ben O'Connor's Grand Tour support

By Barry Ryan Published

Dutchman to leave Visma-Lease a Bike after nine seasons

Teams & Riders
PARIS FRANCE JULY 29 Cycling Mountain Bike Gold Medalist Pauline Ferrand Prevot of Team France speaks at Champions Park on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at on July 29 2024 in Paris France Photo by Maja HitijGetty Images
'I want to win the Tour de France Femmes' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot returns to the road with Visma-Lease a Bike for 2025

By Barry Ryan Published

News Olympic mountain bike champion leaves Ineos and signs three-year deal with Dutch squad

News
Simon Carr claims stage victory on the 2024 Tour of the Alps
'Tour de France stage is the ultimate goal' – Simon Carr to leave EF Education-EasyPost for Cofidis

By Barry Ryan Published

News Carcassonne-raised Briton signs three-year contract with French team

News
PARIS FRANCE AUGUST 03 Remco Evenepoel of Team Belgium attacks in the breakaway passing by the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur during the Mens Road Race on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at trocadero on August 03 2024 in Paris France Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images
'It wouldn't be acceptable' - Olympics circuit will not be replicated when Tour de France returns to Paris

By Barry Ryan Published

News Technical director Thierry Gouvenou explains why climb of Montmarte couldn't feature in July

News
Jay Vine
Jay Vine returns to racing at Vuelta a Burgos four months after fracturing vertebrae in Itzulia crash

By Barry Ryan Published

Australia sustained serious injuries in mass crash at Basque race

Safety
Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 08/02/2023 - Cycling - 2023 UEC Track Elite European Championships - Tissot Velodrome, Grenchen, Switzerland - Dan Bigham of Great Britain ahead of the Men's Team Pursuit qualifying.
'The team should be doing things a lot better' - Dan Bigham to quit Ineos after Paris Olympics

By Barry Ryan Published

Performance engineer expresses frustration with management structure after Brailsford's departure

Teams & Riders
SUPERDEVOLUY LE DEVOLUY FRANCE JULY 17 Bob Jungels of Luxembourg and Team Red Bull BORA hansgrohe crosses the finish line during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 17 a 1778km stage from SaintPaulTroisChateaux to Superdevoluy 1500m UCIWT on July 17 2024 in Superdevoluy Le Devoluy France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
'A team that I've always admired' - Bob Jungels signs two-year deal with Ineos Grenadiers

By Barry Ryan Published

Luxembourger joins after two seasons with Bora-Hansgrohe

Transfers
Tadej Pogacar and Urska Zigart
'Tadej would have come if Urška were here' - Mezgec clear on reason for Pogačar's Olympics withdrawal

By Barry Ryan Published

Giro-Tour winner withdrew from Slovenian squad after partner Žigart was omitted from women's team

Teams & Riders
Julian Alaphilippe leads French hopes at the Paris Olympic Games
'I don’t consider myself a favourite' – Julian Alaphilippe carries home hopes in Paris Olympics road race

By Barry Ryan Published

News Frenchman arrives at Games fresh off victories in Slovakia and Czechia

News
Guillaume Martin
'I needed a change of scenery' - Guillaume Martin swaps Cofidis for Groupama-FDJ in 2025

By Barry Ryan Published

News Axel Zingle also departs Cofidis, while Dylan Teuns joins from Israel Premier Tech

News
Mathieu van der Poel
'It could be an uncontrolled race' - Mathieu van der Poel ready for chaos at Paris 2024 Olympics

By Barry Ryan Published

World champion accepts favourite tag but small field makes it unlike a Classic

Teams & Riders
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