Dede Barry
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Deirdre Demet Barry (born October 8, 1972 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American female cycle racer, six times U.S. champion (4 senior titles, two junior). She has won two World Cup
races, two World Championship
medals, and, in 2004, the silver medal in the time trial in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
, Greece
. She is married to fellow professionial cyclist Michael Barry
. They live in Girona, Spain.
. All she wanted to do was race other youngsters to the end of the rink. Her coach suggested she take up speed skating, which she did, swayed by watching Eric
and Beth Heiden
in the world championships in her home town of Milwaukee. She was a member of the U.S. speedskating team from 1987 to 1991 and selected for the world championships in 1988-1991.
Having used cycling as training for skating, Barry switched completely, prompted by a cycling race series (Superweek
) on streets in front of her childhood home. Other American cyclists who excelled in both sports include Eric and Beth Heiden, Chris Witty
, and Erin Mirabella.
Disappointed not to qualify for the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, Barry did not race in 2001 but came back strongly next year with victory in the Montreal
World Cup, in which she used a steel frame built by her father-in-law, Mike Barry.
Her biggest success came in 2004. Picked for the U.S. Olympic team after accumulating more UCI
points than other riders, she came second in the individual time trial event.
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
World Cup of Road Cycling (women)
The UCI Women's Road Cycling World Cup began in 1998 by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a season-long competition for women. This competition consists of a series of races linked together, not only by a common designation, but also by a yearly overall points competition.Each World Cup race is...
races, two World Championship
World Championship of Road Cycling (women)
The UCI Road World Championships is an annual event that is recognized as the world championship for road race and time trial events for women. The event is held in conjunction with the men's event.-History:...
medals, and, in 2004, the silver medal in the time trial in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. She is married to fellow professionial cyclist Michael Barry
Michael Barry (cyclist)
Michael Barry is a Canadian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Previous to riding for UCI ProTour team he spent several years with the . He also raced of the Saturn Cycling Team for a number of years before going to US Postal Service/Discovery. He was born and raised in...
. They live in Girona, Spain.
Biography
Barry did not start as a cyclist. Her entry into sport was figure skatingFigure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
. All she wanted to do was race other youngsters to the end of the rink. Her coach suggested she take up speed skating, which she did, swayed by watching Eric
Eric Heiden
Eric Arthur Heiden, M.D. is an American former long track speed skater and road cyclist who won all the men's speed skating races, and thus an unprecedented five individual gold medals, and set four Olympic records and one world record at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York,...
and Beth Heiden
Beth Heiden
Elizabeth Lee "Beth" Heiden Reid is an American athlete who excelled in speed skating, cross-country skiing and bicycle racing. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin. Her brother Eric was a five-time gold-medalist speedskater at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics...
in the world championships in her home town of Milwaukee. She was a member of the U.S. speedskating team from 1987 to 1991 and selected for the world championships in 1988-1991.
Having used cycling as training for skating, Barry switched completely, prompted by a cycling race series (Superweek
International Cycling Classic
Also known as the Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic, this 17-race series over 17 days is open to licensed amateur and professional cyclists. 2008 dates run from July 11-July 27. The series takes place primarily in the area surrounding Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The races are run in...
) on streets in front of her childhood home. Other American cyclists who excelled in both sports include Eric and Beth Heiden, Chris Witty
Chris Witty
Christine Diane Witty is an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports. However, she is more successful in skating....
, and Erin Mirabella.
Disappointed not to qualify for the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, Barry did not race in 2001 but came back strongly next year with victory in the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
World Cup, in which she used a steel frame built by her father-in-law, Mike Barry.
Her biggest success came in 2004. Picked for the U.S. Olympic team after accumulating more UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
points than other riders, she came second in the individual time trial event.
Palmarès
1989- 1st Road race, UCI Road World ChampionshipsUCI Road World ChampionshipsThe UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
, Junior - 1st
United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories.... - 1st United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
1991
- 1st United States National Team Time Trial Championships
- 1st Team Time Trial, Pan American Games
1993
- 2nd World Team Time Trial Championships
- 1st United States National Team Time Trial Championships
- 1st Team Time Trial U.S. Olympic Festival
1994
- 3rd World Team Time Trial Championships
- 1st Killington Stage Race
- 4th United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 2nd United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
- 3rd Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
- 3 stage wins
- 5th Molenheike Stage Race
- 1 stage win
1995
- 3rd United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 1st Time trial, Pan American Games
- 1st Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
- 3 stage victories
- 1st Thrift Drug Invitational
- 3rd Colorado Cyclist Classic
- 4th Tour de l'AudeTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
- 2 stage wins
- 2nd Epinal Stage Race
- 1st 89er Stage Race
- 1 stage win
1996
- 1st United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
- 2nd Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 1st Climber's jersey
1997
- 1st Grand Prix Féminin du Canada
- 1st Points classification
- 2nd Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4
- 3rd Stage 3
- Stage win Tour Cycliste FémininGrande BoucleThe Grande Boucle, formerly known as the Tour Cycliste Féminin, or simply Tour Féminin, is one of the Grand Tours of women's cycle races. Grande Boucle means "great loop" and describes the individual stages which form a circuit around France....
- 3rd Tour de 'ToonaInternational Tour de ToonaThe International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...
- 1st Prologue time tial
- 2nd Stage 2
- 3rd United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
- 2nd United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 2nd Fresca International Classic
- 3 stage wins
- 4th Fresca Tour of America
- 3rd Fresca Invitational (Seattle)
- 1st Fresca Classic (Racine)
- 1st Fresca Classic (Schlitz Park)
- 1st Fresca Classic (Lake Front)
- 2nd Fresca Classic (Alpine Valley)
- 3rd Stage 6, Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat 1) - 2nd Stage 8, Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat 1) - 5th CoreStates Liberty Classic
- 2nd Conyers and Pearman Grand Prix
- 1st Road race
- 2nd Criterium
- 3rd Time trial
- 2nd 89er Stage Race
- 1st Stage 3 (criterium)
- 2nd Stage 2 (time trial)
- 3rd Prologue
- 2nd Stage 3, Street Skills Women's Stage Race
- 2nd Stage 6, Street Skills Women's Stage Race
- Stage victory (criterium), Redlands Bicycle Classic
1998
- 4th Beneden-Maas (Ned) World Cup
- 7th Thüringen-Rundfahrt
- 1st Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
- 2nd Stage 1 (Royal Plaza time trial, 12.9 miles)
- 2nd Stage 3 (road race)
- 1st United States National Criterium ChampionshipsUnited States National Criterium ChampionshipsThe United States National Criterium Championships are held annually and run by the governing body, USA Cycling.Held each year in Downers Grove, Illinois, the first rider from the United States that crosses the finish line will be considered the "United States National Criterium Champion" and have...
- 3rd United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
- 4th United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 7th Liberty Classic (USA) World Cup
- 3rd Wilmington Classic
- 2nd Stage 1 (time trial, 8.6 miles), Enchanted Mountain Stage Race
- 1st Stage 3 (criterium), Enchanted Mountain Stage Race
- 3rd Tour of Willamette
- 1st Stage 2
- 3rd Stage 4
- 1st Tour de Snowy
- 2nd Stage 3 (Berridale to Cabramurra)
- 1st Sydney (Aus) World Cup
- 4th Street Skills Stage Race
- 1st Stage 5 (Hamilton to Hautapu road race)
- 2nd Stage 4 (Beaver Criterium), Redlands Bicycle Classic
1999
- 1st BMC Tour of Houston
- 5th GP Feminin du Québec
- 3rd Stage 1 (Farnham road circuit race
- 1st Stage 4 (Bedford road circuit race
- 3 stage victories, Superweek
- 2nd Stage 7 (St. Lauret to Durban Corbières), Tour de l'AudeTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
- 2nd Tour of Willamette
- 1st Stage 1, (Hinman Vineyard road race)
- 1st Stage 2, (California Speedway time trial), Redlands Bicycle Classic
2000
- 7th Road race, UCI Road World ChampionshipsUCI Road World ChampionshipsThe UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
- 6th Tour de Suisse Féminin (cat. 1)
- 5th Stage 5 (Burley South individual time trial), Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat 1) - 3rd Stage 8 (Letha to Firebird Raceway), Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat 1) - 4th Stage 10 (Idaho Statehouse criterium), Women's ChallengeWomen's ChallengeThe Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...
(cat 1) - 4th United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 5th Stage 5 (Castelnaudary time trial), Tour de l'AudeTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
(cat 1) - 2nd Tour of Willamette
- 1st Stage 6 (Brownsville road race)
2001
- Barry did not race in 2001
2002
- 6th United States National Road Race ChampionshipsUnited States National Road Race ChampionshipsThe United States National Professional Road Race Championships began in 1985. They are run by the governing body, USA Cycling. Until 2006 the race was open to all nationalities, the first American to finish being named the winner and given a distinctive jersey...
- 4th United States National Time Trial ChampionshipsUnited States National Time Trial ChampionshipsThe United States National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the American champions in this discipline, across various age and gender categories....
- 3rd Liberty Classic (cat. 1)
- 2nd Le Tour du Montréal (cat. 2)
- 2nd Stage 1, Le Tour du Montréal, Lachine time trial, 3km
- 3rd Stage 2, Le Tour du Montréal, Little Italy circuit race
- 1st Montréal (Can) World Cup
2003
- 8th World time trial championship
- 2nd Giro della Toscana (cat 1)
- 1st Stage 4, Giro della Toscana
2004
- 2nd Olympic Games Time Trial
- 10th Tour de l'AudeTour de l'Aude Cycliste FemininThe Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....
- 2 stage victories
- 4th Damesronde van Drenthe