Barry Ricardo Forde (born 17 September 1976) is a former Barbadian

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. Forde was banned for two years and two months after testing positive for

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on 28 October 2005.UCI list of 'Decisions on Anti-Doping Rule Violations made in 2006'
. Accessed 16 June 2009 He returned to competition after his ban, but Forde later failed a urine test for Erythropoietin (EPO) in September 2010. Forde was given a UCI Life Ban and as a result announced his retirement in March 2011. He currently resides and works in Berlin Germany with his wife, interior designer Ji-Young Choi-Forde.

Palmarès

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* * * 1976 births Living people Barbadian male cyclists Barbadian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Barbados Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Barbados Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games competitors for Barbados Cyclists at the 1999 Pan American Games Cyclists at the 2003 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in cycling Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Barbados Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games People from Saint James, Barbados Doping cases in cycling Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Barbados-cycling-bio-stub