Barry Ulyatt

Barry Ulyatt, a tall, rangy rider from Hawke’s Bay, was a strong road cyclist who represented New Zealand at the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games.

Ulyatt, born in 1953, was a member of the Ramblers club in Havelock North alongside road king Vern Hanaray. He won the national under-19 road title in 1970 and soon began showing out well in senior races, riding with pride for East Coast North Island.

In the 1972 Tour of Southland, he won the Sprint Ace and King of the Mountains titles, though the overall race honours went to Blair Stockwell. In 1973, he won the Tour of the North in Tasmania and had several other good performances in Australia.

He didn’t finish in the road race at the Commonwealth Games. Soon after, Ulyatt moved to Wellington, riding for the PNP club.

He eventually shifted north and settled in Manukau. Ulyatt became involved in two entirely different business ventures – security systems and the wine industry. Long after his competitive days Ulyatt competed successfully in veterans events.

In 2008, he and his wife, Linda, had a home built on the Sunshine Coast in Australia.

Barry and Linda caused some curiosity in their overseas travel – they preferred to tour various parts of the world riding motorcycles.