Barry Ryan
Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. 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.
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![The Algerian squad in the Mixed Relay Team Time Trial finished a distant last in the event after the UCI officials create confusion with actual relay between the men and the women](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHhuvDtePCEQUothjG9KTW-320-80.jpg)
Chaotic start, dramatic finish - Mixed Relay offers up a mixed bag at Zürich World Championships
By Barry Ryan published
News More work needed on concept despite Australia, Germany and Italy in a gripping contest
![Riders from Switzerland celebrate with their gold medals and cow mascots after the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay road race during the UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow Scotland on August 8 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/huGk8FA3m6ZRKiD75FBq39-320-80.jpg)
Mixed relay still struggling to capture the imagination at World Championships
By Barry Ryan published
Analysis After five years, team time trial event is still waiting for its Femke Bol moment
![ZURICH SWITZERLAND SEPTEMBER 23 Gold medalist Ivan Romeo of Team Spain Silver medalist Jakob Soderqvist of Team Sweden L and Bronze medalist Jan Christen of Team Switzerland R pose on the podium during the 97th UCI Cycling World Championships Zurich 2024 Mens U23 Individual Time Trial a 299km one day race from Zurich to Zurich on September 23 2024 in Zurich Switzerland Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuBFZwYWUhJ9b4QS7sxKcW-320-80.jpg)
Another under-23 world champion from the WorldTour raises question if category should be limited to amateurs
By Barry Ryan published
News 21-year-old Iván Romero (Movistar) beats Continental rider Söderqvist in Zurich
![2024 World Championships: Remco Evenepoel celebrates time trial gold](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8dnPQVGVES9SjJFkmD4FmR-320-80.jpg)
'We might expect a very special race' – Remco Evenepoel turns thoughts to Worlds double after time trial triumph
By Barry Ryan published
News Belgian looks to replicate Paris 2024 Olympics feat by adding another rainbow jersey in Zurich
![Picture by Chris Auld/SWpix.com - 22/09/2024 - 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships, Zurich, Switzerland - Menâs Elite Individual Time Trial (ITT) - Primož RogliÄ (Slovenia)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ort2jBmWEbHMjtTX3ofd5o-320-80.jpg)
‘I was really suffering’ – Fatigued Primož Roglič falls short in World Championships time trial
By Barry Ryan published
News Vuelta a España winner places 12th after being caught by Filippo Ganna
![Remco Evenepoel of Belgium was golden on the Goldcoast of Lake Zürich to win elite men's ITT world title a second year in a row](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eq22uYUbbbRs5Cr7Qf5nmQ-320-80.jpg)
‘The hardest time trial of my life’ – Remco Evenepoel overcomes broken powermeter to retain ITT World title
By Barry Ryan published
News Belgian races blind to fend off Filippo Ganna by six seconds in Zürich
![Demi Vollering racing to second place and a silver medal in the elite women's time trial at the 2024 Road World Championships](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CyUDhpXybG7bLyKUuiWSFC-320-80.jpg)
'I did everything I could' – Demi Vollering resigned to Grace Brown's superiority in Worlds time trial
By Barry Ryan published
News Dutchwoman hopeful silver medal in first Zurich event augurs well for road race
![Mathieu van der Poel (Natherlands) will be back to defend his rainbow jersey this week as the Road World Championships heads to Zürich](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3mczN9Psy7Yp7s4TX6DGrW-320-80.jpg)
'Too much spectacle in Zürich?' – Elite time trials kick off loaded week at Road World Championships
By Barry Ryan published
Analysis Tadej Pogačar's Triple Crown bid the headline act but plenty of narrative strands to follow in Switzerland
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