In 1999, he was appointed coach with Great Britain's sprint cycling program and his athletes - won gold (Jason Queally) and silver medals (team sprint) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
[2][3] In 2001, he was appointed Australian Institute of Sport / Cycling Australia track sprint coach.
[3] After the being track sprint coach at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where the Australian team won only one track medal, he transferred to Australia Institute of Sport / Cycling Australia women's road cycling program.
In November 2017, he was appointed High Performance Director of Cycling New Zealand.
[5] Barras resigned from Cycling NZ in 2021 after an integrity breach occurred regarding athlete selection for the Tokyo Olympics, accepting responsibility "for the conduct of the New Zealand Cycling Team at the Olympic Games".