To add insult ot injury I believe that he got
run over by one of the official motorcycles. I heard
something about that while watching the stage but
never saw any follow up about it.
Marty
edit note:
Here is Barry's recount of the incident
"I have a lot of cuts, some pretty deep, but no broken bones. At 50 km into the stage, three of us crashed going around a corner at high-speed. I went off the road at about 65kph," Barry recounted.
"I went face-first and ripped open my chin and knees on the pavement but then was hit by a following motorcycle. The front wheel was on my chest when I tried to get up and left tire marks on the back and front of my torso. I think the bike pretty much came to a stop with me underneath as my radio was flattened and the back of my jersey torn to shreds," he said. "All in all, I was pretty lucky as the bike could have done a lot more damage. Anyhow, I am not going to world championships and my season is now over."
the above quote is from Velonews.