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Tour De France Cyclist Begins Running Up Mountain After Losing Bike In Collision

BuzzFeed | July 14, 2016

Related Topics: Chris Froome, Cycling, Tour de France, France, 2012 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20, General classification in the Tour de France, Mont Ventoux

The crash that set Chris Froome running. Was always likely to happen. #tdf

— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts)

2. Froome finished 6 minutes 45 seconds behind Thomas De Gent, the Stage’s winner, and lost the provisional yellow jersey due to the lost time.

3. This is not Froome’s first run-in with spectators on the course — on Saturday morning he punched a wild fan who was in his way on the course.

Chris Froome punches fan during Stage 8 of #TDF2016 https://t.co/7xxDR8ESoX

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports)

4. Froome won Saturday’s course by taking this insane downhill stance, which led to a 16 second lead over the stage’s runner-up.

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