Yanto Barker

Yanto Alexander Critchlow-Barker (born 6 January 1980) is a British former professional racing cyclist from Wales, who was the highest placed Briton in the 2005 Tour of Britain, coming ninth in the general classification.[2]

Yanto Barker
Barker in 2015
Personal information
Full nameYanto Alexander Critchlow-Barker
Born (1980-01-06) 6 January 1980
Carmarthen, Wales
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1998Mid Devon Cycling Club
2001–2002VC Roubaix
2003CC Etupes
2003MBK-Oktos-Saint-Quentin (stagiaire)
2009Colnago Team
2017Le Col
Professional teams
2000Linda McCartney Racing Team
2005–2006Driving Force Logistics
2010–2011Pendragon Sports/Le Col/Colnago Team[1]
2012–2013Team UK Youth
2014Team Raleigh
2015–2016ONE Pro Cycling

Career

Born in Carmarthen[3][4] and despite starting racing late at the age of 15, joining the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, Barker was successful in the junior ranks (aged 16–18). Having won the Junior British National Road Race Championships, he was selected to ride the Junior Road Race World Championships where he finished 11th.[5]

When Barker joined the senior ranks at the age of 19, he was selected to represent Britain as part of the National U23 team, and was paid. He moved to Manchester to be closer to the track and the medical & coaching team. He competed in the Under-23 road races at the UCI Road World Championships in 1999, 2001 and 2002, taking his best finish in 2002 when he crossed the line in 12th place.[6]

By 2000, there was less money available for cyclists such as Barker and, following the advice of a coach, he moved to France at the age of 20 to gain experience of continental racing.[4] He represented Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne

He initially retired from professional cycling in 2007, returning to live in Devon but returned to cycling in 2010 to ride for the Pendragon Sports / Le Col / Colnago Team. Barker signed for Team UK Youth for 2012.[7]

In 2013, Barker won the inaugural edition of the 200-kilometre (120-mile) UCS Ipswich and Coastal GP when sprinting clear on an eight-man group containing Mike Northey and Rob Partridge.

It was announced in November 2013 that Barker had signed for Team Raleigh for 2014.[8] After one season with Raleigh Barker was announced as the leader of the new ONE Pro Cycling team for the 2015 season.[9] In September 2016 Barker announced that he would retire at the end of the season.[10]

Personal life

He lived in Wales as a child but later moved to Devon. He runs his own cycling clothing company called Le Col, which became a co-title sponsor of the Team Wiggins Le Col UCI Continental team for 2019.[11] Le Col has provided the cycling kit for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe since the start of the 2022 season.[12]

Major results
1998
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2nd Road race, Welsh Road Championships
2001
6th La Côte Picarde
2002
3rd Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2003
1st Overall Mavic Cup Series
2nd Course La Ville
1st Stage 1 Circuit des Mines
9th Bordeaux–Saintes
2004
1st Overall Mavic Cup Series
5th GP Rougy
1st GP Carelleur
2nd Tour De France Compte
3rd Grand Prix des Marbriers
4th Overall Tour Nord-Isère
10th Overall Tour de Serbie
10th Paris–Troyes
2005
1st Overall Surrey 5-day
2nd East Yorkshire Classic
2nd Havant GP
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Round of the Surrey League, 'Eastway Classic'/'Taunton Criterium'
4th Overall Rás Tailteann
6th Paris–Troyes
6th La Roue Tourangelle
8th Lincoln Grand Prix
9th Overall Tour of Britain
10th Hel van het Mergelland
2009
3rd East Midlands Classic
2010
3rd East Midlands Classic
4th Overall Tour of Libya
5th Dumfries Bike Fest Grand Prix[13]
10th GP Al Fatah
2011
4th Hillingdon GP[14]
2012
5th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
7th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
2013
Tour Series
1st Kirkcaldy & Stoke-on-Trent
1st UCS Ipswich and Coastal GP
3rd Perfs Pedal Race[15]
4th Rutland–Melton CiCLE Classic
9th Wales Open Criterium[16]
2014
1st Overall British Cycling Elite Road Series[17]
4th Ipswich and Coastal Grand Prix[17]
5th Circuit of the Fens[18]
7th Wales Open Criterium[19]
7th Leicester Castle Classic[20]
1st Overall British Cycling Spring Cup[21]
1st Lincoln Grand Prix[22]
3rd Overall Tour of the Reservoir[23]
5th Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix[24]
1st Evesham Vale Road Race[25]
5th Jersey International Road Race[26]
2015
1st Perfs Pedal Race[27]
2nd Grand Prix of Wales[28]
2nd Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix[29]
2nd Severn Bridge Road Race[30]
3rd Beaumont Trophy
4th Overall Totnes-Vire Stage Race[31]
10th Chorley Grand Prix[32]
2016
7th Vuelta a La Rioja

References
  1. "Team Raleigh ready to go Dutch". Cycling Weekly. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "History | 2005". Tour of Britain. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. 2002 Commonwealth Games profile
  4. MOTIVATION: Get your kit on BBC Wales
  5. Interview with Shane Stokes, cyclingnews.com 21 September 2005
  6. "Brits in the Under-23 World Road Race 1998-2007". Cycling Weekly. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  7. Yanto's blog CyclingShorts.uk.com
  8. Wynn, Nigel (11 November 2013). "Yanto Barker joins Team Raleigh for 2014". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  9. Cary, Tom (9 December 2014). "England wicketkeeper Matt Prior launches UCI Continental team ONE Pro Cycling". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. "Boonen and Kittel headline Etixx-QuickStep at Brussels Cycling Classic and GP de Fourmies - News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  11. "Team Wiggins add Le Col as co-title sponsor for 2019". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  12. Branquinho, Lance (22 September 2021). "Bora-Hansgrohe to switch to Le Col clothing for 2022". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. "Downing takes solo win in Dumfries GP Premier Calendar". Cycling Weekly. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  14. Whitehouse, Andy (15 May 2011). "Report: 2011 Hillingdon GP". British Cycling. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  15. "Perfs Pedal Road Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  16. Whitehouse, Andy (12 July 2013). "Road: Northey wins round three of Elite Circuit Race Series". British Cycling. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  17. "Elite Road Series victory for Yanto Barker caps successful weekend for Raleigh-GAC". Team Raleigh-GAC. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  18. Whitehouse, Andy (27 July 2014). "Adam Blythe (NFTO Pro Cycling) wins the 2014 Vericool for Schools Circuit of the Fens". British Cycling. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  19. Whitehouse, Andy (30 July 2014). "Graham Briggs (Rapha Condor) wins Wales Open Criterium, while Alex Blain (Team Raleigh) wins overall series". British Cycling. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  20. Swarbrick, Guy (17 August 2014). "NFTO Pro Cycling's Jon Mould takes 2014 Leicester Castle Classic victory". British Cycling. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  21. "Yanto Barker wins Lincoln Grand Prix". Cycling Weekly. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  22. "Report – Lincoln Grand Prix". 11 May 2014.
  23. "Report – Tour of the Reservoir Day 2". VeloUK. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  24. Swarbrick, Guy (27 April 2014). "Bialoblocki wins 2014 Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  25. "Yanto Barker wins Evesham Vale Road Race". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  26. "Blythe wins Pearl Izumi Jersey International Road Race". Tour Series. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  27. "Perfs Pedal Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  28. "Grand Prix of Wales 2015". British Cycling. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  29. "Tennant wins Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix". British Cycling. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  30. "43rd Severn Bridge - BW Cycling Road Race". British Cycling. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  31. "Totnes-Vire Stage Race". British Cycling. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  32. "Ian Bibby wins Chorley Grand Prix". Cycling Weekly. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

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