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        Police have launched an investigationafter two riders sufferedlight injuries when hit by shots fired from anairgun on the 13thstage of the Tour de France overnight.
New Zealander Julian Dean of Garmin and Spaniard Oscar FreireofRabobank were hit with pellets near the 165km mark of the 200kmstagein the hilly Vosges region.
Freire, a triple world road race champion, had to have a pelletremoved from his leg by his team doctor after finishing thestage.
"He's got a bit of bruising but he will be able to start onSaturday,'' said his team boss.
Dean, the main lead-out man for American sprinter Tyler Farrar,was hiton a finger of his left hand, according to his Garminteam.
Police working on the stage were immediately alerted by theteams.
"Julian was shot by an air rifle or BB gun (pellet gun) at thetop of aclimb during the stage. He has a minor injury on hisfinger but he wasable to finish,'' Garmin-Slipstream spokeswomanMarya Pongrace confirmed.
"(Tour organisers) ASO have asked police to open aninvestigation.''
A spokesman for three times world champion Freire's Rabobankteam said:``Oscar heard three shots and then felt a sting. A smallshot wasremoved.''
Tour organisers have confirmed an investigation had been openedand said both riders had given statements to the police..



COLMAR, France -- At least two Tour de Franceriders were hit bypellets from a BB gun or similar weapon as theylabored behind the mainpeloton near the finish of Friday's Stage 13.Neither was seriouslyhurt, but the incident again illustrated theperils of conducting oneof the world's largest sporting events on theopen road.
JulianDean of New Zealand, a sprinter who rides for theColorado-basedGarmin-Slipstream team, and Oscar Freire, a Spanishsprinter for theDutch Rabobank team, were hit on the descent of amountain in theVosges late in the challenging 124.2-mile stage, whichunfolded incold, heavy rain and fog. Rabobank team doctors laterremoved what theybelieved to be a lead pellet from Freire's thigh. Apellet glanced offDean's right index finger, causing some bruising andbleeding.
Tourspokesman Christophe Marchadier said the race organization hadaskedpolice to investigate the incident. Both teams said theywouldcooperate.
Garmin director Matt White, who rode professionallyfor 10 years, saidhe and his riders know there's probably no way toreconstruct whathappened or to prevent it from happening again. "Goodluck findingsomeone in that crowd," he said. "It's bloody ridiculousfor that tohappen, but it's 21 days and millions of people. Everyoneknows how muchof a circus the Tour de France is. You can't control it."
Dean,34, has recovered from numerous major injuries in a career devotedtothe high-velocity art of the bunch sprint. He's assigned to leadoutGarmin's young speedster Tyler Farrar at this Tour and has helpedhimto two second-place stage finishes. Freire, 33, won the greenjerseyaccorded the Tour's top sprinter last year.
White said he wassure the riders weren't personally targeted and isconfident both menwill return to the start line without psychologicaldistress. "BothJulian and Oscar take their lives in their hands everytime they go upfor a sprint," he said.
It's not unusual for spectators tointerfere with riders in some way,but there have been remarkably fewviolent incidents in the Tour's103-year history. Perhaps the mostinfamous occurred in 1975 when a fanpunched five-time Tour winner EddyMerckx of Belgium in the stomach.




Two cyclists in the Tour de France suffered minor injuries todaywhen they were shot with air guns during the race today. Julian Dean ofNew Zealand and Oscar Freire of Spain were hit on the 13th stage, fromVittel to Colmar, Reuters reports.

"Julian was shot by an air rifle or BB gun at the top ofaclimb during the stage. He has a minor injury on his finger but hewasable to finish," Garmin-Slipstream spokeswoman Marya Pongrace toldthenews service.

"Oscar heard three shots andthen felt a sting. A smallshot was removed [from his leg]," said aspokesman for Freire'sRabobank team.

                Thetwo were hit near the 165kilometer point of 200 kilometer course. Theyfinished the race, andtheir teams expect them to continue the Tour.
The Rabobank websitereportsthat the cyclists heard three bangs in rapid succession. Raboteamdoctor Dion van Bommel expressed anger over the incident. "Such alittlepellet cannot do much damage in the thigh, but if such aprojectile hitsOscar in the eye he is blind," van Bommel said. "Ithink this isoutrageous and I have never experienced anything likethis in my career."
Police have not announced any arrests.
Freire is 55 minutes, 36 seconds behind the race leader,RinaldoNocentini. Dean is 1 hour, 24 minutes and 16 seconds back. Thetopthree remains the same after today's stage, with Alberto ContadorandLance Armstrong, both of Astana, trailing by six and eightseconds,respectively.

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