Joe Barr

Joe Barr is a 62-year old ultra-endurance cyclist who has been racing bikes his whole life. He is a 1986 Commonwealth Games medalist and has amassed hundreds of medals and trophies in different cycling disciplines throughout his 45+year career.

In 2004 Joe retired from professional cycling but true to form, he has kept the best for last.

After his young son, Ross beat cancer in 2008 he returned to the bike to fund-raise for a respite center in Ireland focused on providing care for families going through the cancer journey.

At 49 years of age he entered his first endurance race, the 2000+KM non-stop Race Around Ireland. From that moment Joe Barr became Team Joe Barr.

He won that race, beating the current world champion and he hasn’t looked back since.

Team Joe Barr is a highly respected World Endurance Cycling Team competing all over the world in cycling’s toughest events.

Joe is both a multiple World Record holder and World Ultra-Cycling Association Champion over 500-miles (2017, overall) and over 1000-miles (2019, age category 60-69).

His ability to endure on 2-wheels through day and night, to constantly find a way forward despite severe obstacles is unparalleled. His challenge, like so many others however, is to take that experience and translate it effectively to life on 2-feet.

This is what makes Joe’s story compelling.