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

Geraint Thomas stops by his Ineos Grenadier team car after being involved in a crash
‘We’re just clowns in the circus’ – Geraint Thomas questions safety of Giro d’Italia’s Naples finale

By Barry Ryan Published

News Welshman finishes in peloton after stage 9 crash and remains third overall

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Giro d'Italia 2024: Daniel Martinez (Bora-Hansgrohe) follows race leader Tadej Pogacar on stage 8
'I wanted to give Pogačar a fight'– Daniel Martínez unable to deny maglia rosa on stage 8 of Giro d'Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Colombian shaping up as best of the rest behind dominant race leader

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Giro d'Italia 2024: Geraint Thomas finishes stage 8
'I was sort of apprehensive' – Geraint Thomas steadies ship at Giro d'Italia after time trial losses

By Barry Ryan Published

News Welshman comes home within sight of Pogačar but accepts remainder of race will be 'quite strange'

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Giro d'Italia 2024: Tadej Pogacar exits the first seven stages of racing with a strong lead
Match point? Tadej Pogačar looks to wrap up Giro d'Italia early on Prati di Tivo - stage 8 preview

By Barry Ryan Last updated

Preview Details of stage 8 from Spoleto to Prati di Tivo, 152km

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PERUGIA ITALY MAY 10 Geraint Thomas of The United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers sprints during the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 7 a 406km individual time trial stage from Foligno to Perugia 472m UCIWT on May 10 2024 in Perugia Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
‘We’re not the first team to be slapped around by Pogačar’ – Geraint Thomas suffers setback in Giro d’Italia ITT

By Barry Ryan Published

News Welshman now 2:46 off maglia rosa after losing ground in tough Perugia test

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LAGHI DI CANCANO ITALY OCTOBER 22 Domenico Pozzovivo of Italy and NTT Pro Cycling Team Matteo Sobrero of Italy and NTT Pro Cycling Team Passo dello Stelvio Stilfserjoch 2758m Snow Fans Public during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 18 a 207km stage from Pinzolo to Laghi di Cancano Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio 1945m girodiitalia Giro on October 22 2020 in Laghi di Cancano Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
Still too soon for final decision on snowbound Stelvio’s inclusion on stage 16 of Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Head of local avalanche commission issues warning, but RCS Sport waiting until closer to May 21 to make call

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Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas at the Giro d'Italia
'It's a bloody hard climb' – Pogačar and Thomas face key battle in Giro d'Italia's two-part time trial - stage 7 preview

By Barry Ryan Last updated

Preview 40.6km Perugia test marks crucial moment in corsa rosa and in Slovenian’s Tour de France build-up

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Tadej Pogacar on the gravel stage 6 at the Giro d'Italia
'You can't win every day' – Tadej Pogačar holds fire on Giro d'Italia gravel with time trial in mind

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian admits he would have been happy to lose pink jersey and avoid post-stage 'shenanigans'

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Giro d'Italia: Ineos took the lead last time the race used the strade bianche in 2021 for leader Egan Bernal
'There'll be a big battle for positions' – Ineos, Geraint Thomas take aim at Giro d'Italia gravel

By Barry Ryan Published

News Local coach Dario Cioni on the secrets of the trek over the strade bianche on stage 6

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Tadej Pogacar at the GIro d'Italia
'It's not Strade Bianche' – Tadej Pogačar downplays demands of Giro d'Italia's gravel stage

By Barry Ryan Published

News Maglia rosa insists safety is the priority on the rugged road to Rapolano Terme

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Luke Plapp at the Giro d'Italia
'I just don't want to have a bad day' – Luke Plapp testing his limits in first Giro d'Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Australian champion's role at Jayco-Alula unchanged despite abandon of GC leader Eddie Dunbar

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Geraint Thomas and Tadej Pogačar after stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia
'Geraint Thomas is on a par with Tadej Pogačar' – Magnus Sheffield keen to learn from leader in Giro d'Italia debut

By Barry Ryan Published

American on Ineos' approach to chasing pink and his ambitions in maiden Grand Tour

Emerging Talents
Filippo Ganna launches a late-race attack on stage 4 at the Giro d'Italia
'Everyone chased' – Filippo Ganna frustrated as Capo Mele attack falls short on Giro d'Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Italian's late acceleration on stage 4 came after Ineos ordered him out of early break

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Team DSM's French rider Romain Bardet rides to the signature ceremony ahead of the start of the 2nd stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia cycling race, 161km between San Francesco al Campo and Sanctuary of Oropa (Biella) in San Francesco al Campo, on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP)
‘I never panic’ – Romain Bardet stays in the game at Giro d’Italia despite illness

By Barry Ryan Published

News Frenchman limited losses on opening weekend amid stomach problems

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Tadej Pogacar in the lead of the Giro d'Italia after stage 3
'It's hard to tell Tadej to be conservative' – Pogačar begins defence of Giro d'Italia lead on attacking note

By Barry Ryan Published

UAE Team Emirates management on their plans to defend the maglia rosa with almost three weeks still to go

Teams & Riders
Pink Jersey Team UAE's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar (R) rides in the pack during the 3rd stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia
'Just stretching the legs' – Relentless Tadej Pogačar tries to upset sprinters at Giro d'Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Slovenian marks first day in pink jersey with late attack at Fossano

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Dunbar makes his way up the climb to Oropa with his knee bloodied from the crash
Eddie Dunbar pulls out of the Giro d'Italia after crashing on stage 2

By James Moultrie Published

News Irishman won't start third stage due to a 'sustained injury under his right kneecap and bodily abrasions'

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SANTUARIO DI OROPA ITALY MAY 05 Ben OConnor of Australia and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team competes in Santuario di Oropa 1136m during the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 2 a 161km stage from San Francesco al Campo to Santuario di Oropa 1136m UCIWT on May 05 2024 in Santuario di Oropa Italy Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
‘I’ll try not to make that mistake again’ – Ben O’Connor pays price for Pogačar pursuit at Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Australian loses ground at Oropa after being the last man to resist the favourite

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Second placed Team Bora's Colombian rider Daniel Martinez (C) and third placed Team Ineos' British rider Geraint Thomas (R) sprint on the finish line at the end of the 2nd stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia cycling race, 161km between San Francesco al Campo and Sanctuary of Oropa (Biella), on May 5, 2024 in Biella. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP)
‘If I tried to follow Pogačar I’d blow up’ – Geraint Thomas limits damage at Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Welshman lies second overall after cutting his cloth carefully on Oropa summit finish

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TORINO ITALY MAY 04 Jhonatan Narvaez of Ecuador and Team INEOS Grenadiers and Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates compete in the breakaway while fans cheer during the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 1 a 140km stage from Venaria Reale to Torino UCIWT on May 04 2024 in Torino Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
‘It depends on what Pogačar wants to do’ – Oropa summit finish on stage 2 will shake Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

Preview Vincenzo Nibali weighs up the first mountaintop finish of the race and the favourite’s lack of allies

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Supporters cheer on winner, Team Ineos' Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narvaez, celebrating after he crossed the finish line of the stage 1 of the Giro d'Italia 2024 cycling race, 140 km between Venaria Reale and Turin on May 4, 2024. The 107th edition of the Giro d'Italia, with a total of 3400,8 km, departs from Veneria Reale near Turin on May 4, 2024 and will finish in Rome on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Fabrio Ferrari / POOL / AFP)
'I think Pogačar went too long’ – Jhonatan Narváez tears up script in Giro d’Italia opener

By Barry Ryan Published

News Ecuadorian Champion resists favourite’s onslaught to claim first maglia rosa in Turin

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Geraint Thomas at the Giro d'Italia team presentation in Turin
‘I wouldn’t be here if Pogačar was unbeatable’ – Geraint Thomas eyes fresh approach to Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Welshman returns to corsa rosa a year after losing pink to Roglič on final weekend

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TURIN ITALY MAY 02 Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Soudal QuickStep during the Team Presentation of the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 at the Castello del Valentino UCIWT on May 02 2024 in Turin Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
‘It won’t be a big surprise’ – Julian Alaphilippe senses chance of first pink jersey at Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Frenchman looks to conjure up vim of old on late climb to San Vito on stage 1

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Tadej Pogacar makes his Giro d'Italia debut in Turin on stage 1
Punchy climbs, a summit finish and the Pogačar factor – Giro d'Italia braced for toughest start

By Barry Ryan Last updated

Preview How the opening weekend in Piedmont can blow the corsa rosa apart from the outset

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Belgian Cian Uijtdebroeks of Visma-Lease a Bike pictured at the start of the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race, from Camaiore to Follonica (198km), Italy, Tuesday 05 March 2024. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)
‘White jersey would be a dream’ – Cian Uijtdebroeks ready for Pogačar offensive at Giro d’Italia

By Barry Ryan Published

News Belgian targets high overall finish on Visma-Lease a Bike team built for stage wins

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