Toronto Ashlin Barry took another big win at the US junior time trial championships in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday. The EF – Education ONTO rider won the 16.9 km-race in 20:39, averaging 49.1 km/h. He took the victory by three seconds over David Lapierre (Hot Tubes Cycling) and five seconds on his teammate, Noah Streif.
“I’m really happy with my ride yesterday and that I was able to win and to share the podium with my teammate Noah,” Barry said. “This was a huge target for me as it means I’m automatically qualified for the junior time trial world championships in Zurich which is super exciting. I have the nationals crit and road race coming up later this week before I go back to racing in Europe for two Nations Cup stage races. My legs seem to be pretty good so I’m really looking forward to racing more the next couple weeks!”
The 16-year-old is having a fantastic season in his first year as a under-19 racer. He was 7th at Paris-Roubaix for juniors, a stage win and the overall at the Tour du Bocage et de l’Ernée, a stage win at Ster van Zuid-Limburg, as well as the overall at the Valley of the Sun. Currently ranked 11th overall in the world, he was number one earlier in the year.
The US road nationals continue into the weekend, with the junior RR taking place on Saturday.
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