Young French rider Clément Delcros shot in the shoulder while training

The Frenchman escaped serious injury after a passing car shot at him while on a training ride

Frenchman Clément Delcros, 18, is "sad and shocked" after a passing driver shot him while training on Tuesday in Toulouse.

The amateur cyclist for Team AVC Aix-en-Provence escaped serious injuries. He filed a complaint with the police, but the shooter remains unidentified.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.