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

Jhonatan Narváez won the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in Turin
'The best team in the world' – Jhonatan Narváez leaves Ineos to join UAE Team Emirates

By Barry Ryan Published

News Ecuadorian champion signs two-year deal with UAE

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Juan Ayuso
Vuelta a España director asks UAE Team Emirates to include Juan Ayuso in line-up

By Barry Ryan Published

News Spaniard not slated to ride Vuelta in the wake of Tour de France abandon

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Jonas Vingegaard follows Tadej Pogačar during the Tour de France gravel stage
Five moments that defined the race for the yellow jersey at the 2024 Tour de France

By Barry Ryan, Alasdair Fotheringham, Stephen Farrand Published

Analysis A closer look at the fourth instalment of the remarkable Pogačar-Vingegaard duel

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Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar clashed yet again at the 2024 Tour de France
‘Rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard has made Tadej stronger’ – How Pogačar’s endless duel drove him towards the Giro-Tour double

By Barry Ryan Published

News Matxin confirms that adding Vuelta to schedule was never under consideration despite Pogačar’s superb 2024 season

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Remco Evenepoel impressed during his Tour de France debut
‘Everybody is always doubting me. From today, that should be finished’ – Remco Evenepoel proves point at Tour de France

By Barry Ryan Published

News Belgian rates podium finish higher than Vuelta win and now targets Olympic gold

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UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates his overall victory after the 21st and final stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 33,7 km individual time-trial between Monaco and Nice, on July 21, 2024. (Photo by Laurent Cipriani / POOL / AFP)
‘If you don’t have haters, then you’re not succeeding’ – Tadej Pogačar seals Giro d’Italia-Tour de France double in Nice

By Barry Ryan Published

Features Slovenian on Zürich Worlds and accepting the doubts faced by a Tour winner

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VILLENEUVESURLOT FRANCE JULY 11 LR Nils Politt of Germany and UAE Team Emirates Laurens De Plus of Belgium and Team INEOS Grenadiers Gianni Moscon of Italy and Team Soudal QuickStep Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Team Israel Premier Tech Chris JuulJensen of Denmark and Team Jayco AlUla Enric Mas of Spain and Movistar Team and Bart Lemmen of Netherlands and Team Visma Lease a Bike lead the peloton during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 12 a 2036km stage from Aurillac to VilleneuvesurLot UCIWT on July 11 2024 in VilleneuvesurLot France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
MPCC has no plans to call for ban on carbon monoxide rebreathers in cycling

By Barry Ryan Published

News ‘Right now, there is nothing that says that it’s being used in the optic of performance enhancement’ MPCC president says

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COL DE LA COUILLOLE FRANCE JULY 20 LR Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey and Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Denmark and Team Visma Lease a Bike compete in the chase group during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 20 a 1328km stage from Nice to Col de la Couillole 1676m UCIWT on July 20 2024 in Col de la Couillole France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
‘You don’t just give away stages to your competition’ – No surprises and no gifts from Tadej Pogačar at Tour de France

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian outsprints Jonas Vingegaard on the Col de la Couillole to claim fifth stage win of race

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Mark Cavendish crosses the line on stage 20 of the Tour de France alongside his Astana Qazaqstan teammates
Mark Cavendish survives the Alps to ensure his final Tour de France will end in Nice

By Barry Ryan Published

News Manxman makes time cut by 6:49 on stage 20 after being fêted at the start

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Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar attacks on stage 19
The Tour de France is over, but Tadej Pogačar is still running up the score – Analysis

By Barry Ryan Published

Analysis Slovenian takes retribution for Col de la Loze and Hautacam defeats with exhibition at Isola 2000

Analysis
Jonas Vingegaard Hansen after stage 19 at the Tour de France
'The fight for the win is over' – Jonas Vingegaard concedes Tour de France title to Tadej Pogačar at Isola 2000

By Barry Ryan Published

News Dane now 5:03 behind after Visma-Lease a Bike’s Bonette plan stalls

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Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar do battle in the Tour de France
Tour de France stage 19 preview - Col de la Bonette key if Vingegaard is to wrest Tour de France from Pogačar's grasp

By Barry Ryan Last updated

Preview 'Anything can happen' in high-altitude, high-stakes day in the Alps - July 19, 2024: Embrun - Isola 2000, 144.6km

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Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar after stage 18
'The best defence is attack' – Tadej Pogačar not ready to change strategy for Tour de France's Alpine finale

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian says riders should 'avoid grey areas' in improving performance

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Tour de France best young rider Remco Evenepoel after stage 17
'I felt Vingegaard was a bit on the limit' – Remco Evenepoel strikes blow in Alps as Tour de France enters final phase

By Barry Ryan Published

News Belgian tightens hold on podium place with attack in finale at Superdévoluy

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Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar finishes stage 17 with time on his rivals
'It's just a pretty simple test' – Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar confirms use of carbon monoxide rebreather

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian says he doesn't know mystery message board user 'Mou,' says leaked training information is 'mostly wrong'

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Mark Cavendish after stage 16 at the Tour de France
'We did what we set out to do at this Tour de France' – No encore for Mark Cavendish in last bunch sprint in Nîmes

By Barry Ryan Published

News Manxman ready to battle through Alps to complete final Tour in Nice

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Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas at the Tour de France
'I didn't come here just to survive' – Illness complicates Tour de France for Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal

By Barry Ryan Published

News Ineos' past winners hope to salvage something from final week of race

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2024 Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar storms to the stage win on the Plateau de Beille on stage 15
'The highest numbers I ever did' – Tadej Pogačar in dominant position at Tour de France after record display

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian expects Visma onslaught in Alps, hints at riding Vuelta in 2025

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Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) breaking records on the Plateau de Beille climb
‘Tadej is on another planet’ – Pogačar strides closer to Tour de France victory with striking Plateau de Beille record

By Barry Ryan Published

Analysis Slovenian scatters rivals on the mountainside to build hefty overall lead

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Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates celebrates after winning stage 15 of the 2024 Tour de France cycling race, from Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille, France (107,7 km), on Sunday 14 July 2024. The 111th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 29 June and will finish in Nice, France on 21 July. BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
‘In the end, I think I cracked him’ – Tadej Pogačar overwhelms Jonas Vingegaard at Tour de France

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian shatters Marco Pantani’s time on Plateau de Beille with astonishing display on stage 15

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Remco Evenpoel (Soudal-QuickStep)
Tour de France reintroduces mask mandate amid COVID-19 concerns

By Barry Ryan Published

News New measure follows spate of abandons due to coronavirus

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SAINTLARYSOULAN PLA DADET FRANCE JULY 13 Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and Team Soudal QuickStep White best young jersey competes during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 a 1519km stage from Pau to SaintLarySoulan Pla dAdet 1653m UCIWT on July 13 2024 in SaintLarySoulan Pla dAdet France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
‘I’m fighting for the podium, it’s clear’ – Remco Evenepoel revises Tour de France ambitions upwards at Pla d’Adet

By Barry Ryan Published

News Belgian has almost four-minute buffer in third place after first day in Pyrenees

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SAINTLARYSOULAN PLA DADET FRANCE JULY 13 Jonas Vingegaard Hansen of Denmark and Team Visma Lease a Bike crosses the finish line as second place winner during the 111th Tour de France 2024 Stage 14 a 1519km stage from Pau to SaintLarySoulan Pla dAdet 1653m UCIWT on July 13 2024 in SaintLarySoulan Pla dAdet France Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
‘Tomorrow suits me better’ – Jonas Vingegaard adamant he can still win Tour de France despite setback in Pyrenees

By Barry Ryan Published

News Dane now almost two minutes down on Tadej Pogačar after conceding 39 seconds at Pla d’Adet

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Tour de France defending champion Jonas Vingegaard
'We go into terrain that suits me more' – Jonas Vingegaard confident as Tour de France takes on new guise

By Barry Ryan Published

News Doubleheader in Pyrenees will reveal more about Dane and his Visma team

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Tour d France leader Tadej Pogacar before the start of stage 12
'We are not obligated to attack' – Tadej Pogačar weighs up strategy as Tour de France reaches Pyrenees

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian bullish about strength of UAE team despite losing Juan Ayuso to COVID-19

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