Throw🔙 to the 2016 Tour de France when Chris Froome crashed and ran up Mont Ventoux on foot! 😱🏃♂️ Froome was forced to take a bike from the Mavic neutral service car until he could replace it with a Team Sky bike 🚲🔄🚲
VIDEO: On this day in 2016: Chris Froome runs up Mont Ventoux in iconic Tour de France moment
CyclingFriday, 14 July 2023 at 13:00
Although he may be absent from this year's edition of the race, Chris Froome has left an indelible mark on the Tour de France over the course of his career. One of his most iconic moments came on this day seven years ago.
With the likes of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set for a monumental battle on the Grand Colombier today on stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France, they will be hard-pressed to match the drama seen when the Tour de France ascended Mont Ventoux on the 14th of July, 2016.
With that year's fight for the Maillot Jaune well underway, the climb was packed with plenty of supporters. So much so that when one of the camera bikes was forced to come to a halt, Richie Porte simply had nowhere to go, crashing into the back of the moto, bringing down the yellow jersey of Chris Froome in the process.
With his bike ruined, Froome made the split decision to not wait for his team car to navigate it's way up the climb and through the crowd for a spare. Instead, the Team Sky leader opted to go for a run, carving his way though the gobsmacked supporters in one of the most iconic moments in the modern history of the Tour de France.
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Froome was eventually given a bike from the neutral car although that was not to his liking, before finally, the Team Sky car arrived on the scene with an adequate replacement. Froome eventually crossed the line two minutes down on Bauke Mollema although post-stage, the race jury decided that everyone would get the same time as the Dutchman, meaning Froome retained the Yellow Jersey.
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