Dean still suffering from Tour shooting incident

Julian Dean (Garmin-Slipstream) hangs out with his son before the start of the stage.

Julian Dean (Garmin-Slipstream) hangs out with his son before the start of the stage. (Image credit: AFP)

Garmin-Slipstream sprinter Julian Dean had to undergo surgery to remove a pellet from his finger, the team revealed this week. The New Zealander was injured in the finger after an unknown assailant fired an air rifle into the Tour de France peloton last month. Rabobank's Oscar Freire was also wounded in the incident.