May 17, 2012 (Norway) – Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling is back racing following his injuries from a crash at the Tour of Qatar in February and is 69th overall after two stages at the Tour of Norway lead by Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD. Fans can read Erinne Willock’s interview about Barry’s accident and recovery here…

Results (brief)

Stage 1 –  Sandefjordto to Tønsberg – 185.7km

1. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Cykelcity.SE     4:20:46
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
4. Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) Plussbank BMC
5. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda
6. Benjamin Giraud (Fra) La Pomme Marseille
7. Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Endura Racing
8. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team
9. Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 – Sanofi
10. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank

76. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling    

Stage 2 – Oslo to Drammen – 155km

1. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda     3:44:55
2. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
3. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team
4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
5. Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica – GreenEdge
6. Alexander Serebryakov (Rus) Team Type 1 – Sanofi
7. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
8. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Cykelcity.SE
9. Artur Ershov (Rus) RusVelo
10. Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural

58. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling

GC after Stage 2

1. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD     8:05:29
2. Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Barracuda     0:02
3. Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Cykelcity.SE
4. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank     0:00:06
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling     0:08
6. Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto-Belisol Team
7. Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (Nor) Joker Merida
8. Alexander Wetterhall (Swe) Endura Racing     0:09
9. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s     0:10
10. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank     0:12

69. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling