Deirdre "Dede" 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 professional cyclist Michael Barry. They live in Toronto, ON, CA. Biography Barry did not start as a cyclist. Her entry into sport was figure skating. 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, Connie Carpenter-Phinney 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 Mariposa 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. She currently co-leads Mariposa Bicycles with her husband, Michael Barry in Toronto, Canada. Palmarès 1989 1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships, Junior 1st United States National Time Trial Championships 1st United States National Road Race Championships 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 Championships 2nd United States National Road Race Championships 3rd Women's Challenge 3 stage wins 5th Molenheike Stage Race 1 stage win 1995 3rd United States National Time Trial Championships 1st Time trial, Pan American Games 1st Women's Challenge 3 stage victories