Le Métier

Michael Barry writes candidly about his life as a pro, from childhood in Canada to the cobbles of Belgium. Camille J McMillan's photography accompanies the prose perfectly to create a fascinating portrait of the seasons of a professional road racer.

Le Métier

A collaboration between road racer and writer Michael Barry and photographer Camille J McMillan, Le Métier is an honest portrait of a cycling super-domestique. Barry's prose is perfectly matched with McMillan's photography to create a fascinating insight into the world of professional cycling.

The book features full-bleed double-page-spreads and a wealth of behind-the-scenes photography. Season-by-season chapters and training charts are included, all presented distinctively by designer Justin Greenleaf.

"In the middle of the peloton, there is a surge in speed. With it the riders move into a long single line and each one of us jumps out of the saddle to accelerate. The increase in pain is uniform throughout the bunch. Each rider feels a burn in his legs. Our expressions twist into grimaces as our bodies tense with the stress of the effort. To attain the level of fitness to achieve abnormal physical heights, each rider has committed his life to the races. The spectators and the television audience who watch us from a distance cannot see the professional cyclist’s suffering and sacrifice."
– Michael Barry