COLMAR, France, (Reuters) – Tour de France riders  Oscar Freire of Spain and New Zealand’s Julian Dean were shot at  with air guns during yesterday’s 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar,  their teams said.
“Julian was shot by an air rifle or BB gun (pellet gun) at  the top of a climb during the stage. He has a minor injury on  his finger but he was able to finish,” Garmin-Slipstream  spokeswoman Marya Pongrace told Reuters.
“(Organisers) ASO have asked police to open an  investigation.” A spokesman for three times world champion Freire’s Rabobank  team said: “Oscar heard three shots and then felt a sting. A  small shot was removed”.
ASO confirmed an investigation had been opened and said both  riders had given statements to the police.
The organisers added they would not make any further comment  on the matter until today.