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Canadian rider lived the lie
Bas Czerwinski / the associated press archvies Michael Barry was one of 11 ex-teammates to testify. (CP)
TORONTO -- Cheating was never part of Michael Barry's cycling dream. But once on the pro circuit, the Toronto native soon found it was part of the sport's reality at its highest level.
Barry, who joined the Lance Armstrong-led U.S. Postal Service team in 2002, was pushing his body to its limit. Instead of challenging, he was "really suffering at the back of the peloton."
The 36-year-old Barry, who retired last month, finally succumbed to the dark side of his sport. And although he says he stopped doping in 2006, he has been forced to live a lie ever since. Until Wednesday.
That's when the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency revealed that Barry was one of 11 former teammates who had testified against Armstrong. Barry's 16-page affidavit lifts the lid on the U.S. Postal Team doping. What starts with him finding used drug paraphernalia in a teammate's apartment eventually leads to the Canadian joining the brotherhood of doping himself. As for Armstrong, Barry says he can't offer much.
"I can't comment on Lance because I never saw him dope and I don't know what he did," Barry told CP. "But if he is lying, I hope he comes clean. For me personally, it feels good to be honest and to not have to live a lie anymore."
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 11, 2012 C6
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