Tom Barras (cyclist)
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Laycock, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom[1]
 Barras at the 2016 Tour of Britain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas John Barras |
| Nickname | Tom |
| Born | 21 June 1978 Laycock, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom[1] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider Directeur sportif |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2000 | Linda McCartney Racing Team (stagiaire) |
| 2003 | Palmans-Collstrop (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2001–2003 | Team Down Under |
| 2004–2005 | Team Cyclingnews.com-Down Under |
| 2006 | DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed |
| 2007 | Merlin Racing Team |
| 2008–2009 | Plowman Craven-Evans Cycles |
| 2010 | Team Raleigh |
| 2011–2012 | CyclePremier.com-Metaltek |
| 2013–2014 | Wheelbase-Altura-MGD |
| 2015 | NFTO |
| Managerial team | |
| 2016 | NFTO |
Thomas John Barras (born 21 June 1978) is an English former professional road racing cyclist, who took more than 100 race wins during his career.[1] Barras is also the son of former professional racing cyclist, Sid Barras.
Barras was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire.[2][3] After graduating from Loughborough University in 2000, Barras started his professional career in Belgium, before returning to the UK in 2006. He combined his racing with work as a web designer from 2007.[1] Barras was ranked 13th in the UK national road rankings at the end of the 2007 racing season. In December 2014 he was announced as a member of the NFTO squad for 2015.[4][5] Barras retired from racing at the end of the 2015 season, but remained with NFTO as a directeur sportif.[6]
He now runs his own coaching company Training Pro.
