Ashlin Barry pursues family racing tradition, 2028 Olympics already a goal

Ashlin Barry racing 2024 Paris-Roubaix Juniors, where he finished seventh
Ashlin Barry racing 2024 Paris-Roubaix Juniors, where he finished seventh (Image credit: Thomas Maheux)

Does the name Barry ring a bell in the racing memory bank? Olympians Michael Barry and Deirdre “Dede” Demet-Barry were very successful road cyclists in their prime, but now they focus on handing the legacy of racing to a rising junior star, son Ashlin Barry. 

The 17-year-old now races for the EF Education-ONTO development team and has been selected to represent national teams for Canada and the USA, as he has dual citizenship. He is making himself very much at home on the highest step of podiums as a junior while remaining low-key about his last name.

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Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).