Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Mayu 1948 Barlow ya tafi Ingila sannan zuwa Faransa inda ya yi gasa a Grand Prix des Nations, gwajin lokaci na mutum sama da, Grand Prix Esperazza da Nantes Grand Prix. A cikin kalmomin Barlow, "Na sami wando da aka cire daga gare ni a cikin Grand Prix Des Nations, amma ya fi kyau a cikin sauran tsere biyu". Barlow ya yi tafiya zuwa Valkenburg, Netherlands don
UCI Road World Championships duk da haka wani mahayi ya buge shi yayin da yake horarwa a kan hanya kuma an tilasta masa janyewa. An bayar da rahoton cewa Barlow ya shiga cikin 1949 Paris <unk> Roubaix, duk da haka ba a bayyana ba idan ya fara tseren. A kowane hali bai gama ba.