Tour de France 14th stage under way

The Associated Press

Published: Saturday, July 18 2009 8:12 a.m. MDT

The pack with Alberto Contador of Spain, bottom right corner, and American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, following, speed down Col du Firstplan during the 13th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 200 kilometers (124.3 miles) with start in Vittel and finish in Colmar, central France, Friday.

Christophe Ena, Associated Press

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Summary

The 14th stage of the Tour de France is under way with Oscar Freire of Spain and Julian Dean of New Zealand in the pack a day after being slightly injured when they were hit by projectiles on French roads.

COLMAR, France — The 14th stage of the Tour de France is under way with Oscar Freire of Spain and Julian Dean of New Zealand in the pack a day after being slightly injured when they were hit by projectiles on French roads.

Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy has donned the yellow jersey for a seventh straight race day for a 124-mile trek from Colmar to Besancon.

Seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong and 2007 winner Alberto Contador are trailing just seconds behind Nocentini.

Breakaway riders set the early pace in Saturday's ride, the last before riders head into the Alps in the third and final week.

Dean and Freire were shot at from an air rifle, their teams suspect, during a downhill ride Friday.

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