Barry Ricardo Forde (born 17 September 1976) is a former Barbadian track cyclist. Forde was banned for two years and two months after testing positive for Testosterone on 28 October 2005.[1]

Barry Forde
Personal information
Full nameBarry Ricardo Forde
Born (1976-09-17) 17 September 1976 (age 47)
Saint James, Barbados
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Barbados
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Los Angeles Keirin
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Stuttgart Keirin
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo Sprint

He returned to competition after his ban, but Forde later failed a urine test for Erythropoietin (EPO) in September 2010.[2] Forde was given a UCI Life Ban[3] and as a result announced his retirement in March 2011.

He currently[when?] resides and works in Berlin Germany with his wife, interior designer Ji-Young Choi-Forde.[citation needed]

Palmarès edit

2001
Pan American Championships, Medellin
  Gold, Sprint
2002
2002 Pan American Championships, Quito
  Gold, Keirin
  Gold, Sprint
2003
World Championships, Stuttgart
  Bronze, Keirin
Pan American Games
  Gold, Sprint & Keirin (Disqualified)[4]
Pan American Championships
  Gold, Sprint
2005
World Championships, Los Angeles
  Silver, Keirin
Pan American Championships, Mar del Plata
  Gold, Keirin
  Gold, Sprint
2008
World Cup
3rd, Keirin, Cali

References edit

  1. ^ UCI list of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006' Archived 13 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 16 June 2009
  2. ^ Callaghan, Brett. "Barry Forde - Cycling Star". Totally Barbados. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR)" (PDF). Consequences Imposed on License-Holders as Result of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRV) as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules (ADR). UCI.ch. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. ^ "First Edition Cycling News for December 1, 2003". cyclingnews.com. 1 December 2003. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

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