'I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS'
Tour De France Leader Ruins His Bike In A Crash, Runs The Course Instead
During Thursday's Tour de France stage up Mount Ventoux, race leader Chris Froome crashed into the back of a camera motorcycle. His team car — with a replacement bike — was "miles behind," so he just took off running until the car could arrive with the new bike. We're not sure if that's totally legal, but it's pretty crazy:
Here's the crash that forced Froome to turn into a runner. It appears the motorcycle was forced to stop by crowd encroachment, causing Froome and another ride to crash into it:
After much deliberation amongst the race organizers, Chris Froome will stay in yellow going into tomorrow's time trial.
<p>Dan Fallon is Digg's Editor in Chief. </p>