‘One of the biggest talents of his generation’: Meet America’s most promising new cycling star, teen Ashlin Barry
Seventeen years old and destined for the sport’s biggest stage — just like his parents
Just two days before his 18th birthday, Ashlin Barry stepped onto the podium in Kigali, Rwanda, to claim his first UCI medal. The 17-year-old came within seven seconds of the rainbow jersey in the junior world time trial championships, settling for silver but securing his place as America’s newest star in the making.
Already a three-time U.S. national champion, Barry has had a stellar junior career with second-place finishes in the junior races at Paris–Roubaix and E3 Harelbeke, an all-out win at the UCI Gravel Series race in the Blue Mountains, and second overall in the World Omnium Championships on the track in 2024.
His talent and versatility is such that Visma | Lease a Bike described him as “one of the biggest talents of his generation,” as they signed him for the JEGG Skil DJR team, the junior squad partnered with the Dutch WorldTour powerhouse.