BBC Homepage
  • Skip to content
  • Accessibility Help
  • Your account
  • Notifications
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
  • More menu
More menu
Search BBC
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
Close menu
BBC News
Menu
  • Home
  • InDepth
  • Israel-Gaza war
  • War in Ukraine
  • Climate
  • UK
  • World
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Culture
More
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Health
  • Family & Education
  • In Pictures
  • Newsbeat
  • BBC Verify
  • Disability
  • Trending

Froome's hill run inspires online hilarity

  • Published
    14 July 2016
Share page
About sharing
Joke tweet suggesting Froome got off bike to chase PokemonImage source, Twitter/wrightus
ByBBC Trending
What's popular and why

Chris Froome's extraordinary run up Mont Ventoux in the yellow jersey will go down in Tour de France history.

The defending champion legged it for just under a kilometre after his bike was broken in a collision with two other riders.

Even though Belgian Thomas de Gendt won the stage on the lower slopes of one of the tour's most iconic climbs, Froome was reinstated at the top of the leader board. The Briton's steely determination on his unexpected hill run has inspired online admiration and humour.

Some on social media have suggested Froome could give Usain Bolt a run for his money.

Froome beating Usain Bolt in a raceImage source, Twitter/doctormiarma

Or show a clean pair of heels to the bulls running at Pamplona.

Froome running the bulls at Pamplona memeImage source, Twitter/MrsRammaDamma
Froome running from a bullImage source, Twitter/doctormiarma

Froome's dash has been admiringly likened to Sylvester Stallone's famous run through Philadelphia in Rocky.

Tweet comparing Froome to Rocky BalboaImage source, Twitter/LahnPedro

Though some think he would be eating Forrest Gump's dust.

Froome racing with Forrest GumpImage source, Twitter/danix984

And just a few weren't that complimentary at all about Froome's running style.

Tweet of penguins waddlingImage source, Twitter/pvoogt
Image caption,

The Froome run is already in fashion at the South Pole according to this tweet

Next story: The black cop who has a problem with 'Black Lives Matter'

Jay StalienImage source, Facebook

You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending, external, and find us on Facebook, external. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending.

Top stories

  • Live. 

    Palestinians begin returning to Gaza's north as Netanyahu thanks Trump for securing ceasefire

    • 18547 viewing19k viewing
  • Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

    • Published
      3 hours ago
  • Gregg Wallace claims BBC caused him 'distress and harassment'

    • Published
      1 hour ago

More to explore

  • What to know about the charges against Letitia James in the US

    Letitia James gestures with her finger as she speaks.
  • How Trump secured a Gaza breakthrough which eluded Biden

    Trump is on the left with his back to the camera, looking right towards Netanyahu who is also with his back to the lens, looking left towards Trump. Both men have dark suits and white shirts
  • Jeremy Bowen: There's now a realistic chance of ending the war - but it's not over yet

    Trump image in frame showing Jeremy Bowen
  • What we know about the Gaza ceasefire agreement

    A plume of smoke above Gaza.
  • Stop expecting perfection from us - top referee

    • Attribution
      Sport
    Anthony Taylor
  • Huge buzz but a big gamble: Battlefield 6 takes aim at Call of Duty

    Screenshot from Battlefield 6 shows a female sniper resting her cheek on the stock of a long-range rifle as she looks down its scope. There is a look of concentration on her face, which is flecked with black dust.
  • Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

    Mark Zuckerberg's eyes looking worried
  • Weekly quiz: What did Queen Camilla say about Jilly Cooper?

    Jilly Cooper listening to Queen Camilla telling a story
  • The Upbeat newsletter: Start your week on a high with uplifting stories delivered to your inbox

    A graphic of a wave in the colours of yellow, amber and orange against a pink sky
loading elsewhere stories

Most read

  1. 1

    Gregg Wallace claims BBC caused him 'distress and harassment'

  2. 2

    Man guilty of threatening to kill Nigel Farage

  3. 3

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

  4. 4

    Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried?

  5. 5

    Transgender woman jailed for deception sex assault

  6. 6

    MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

  7. 7

    William visibly moved as widow tells of husband's suicide

  8. 8

    Life sentence for man who murdered Syrian refugee

  9. 9

    Alleged McCann stalker 'stunned' vigil organiser

  10. 10

    Actress Alex Kingston reveals womb cancer diagnosis

BBC News Services

  • On your mobile
  • On smart speakers
  • Get news alerts
  • Contact BBC News

The Celebrity Traitors

  • An all-star cast enters the ultimate game of deceit

    • Attribution
      iPlayer

    Added to Watchlist
    The Celebrity Traitors has been added to your iPlayer Watchlist.
    The Celebrity Traitors
  • All the betrayal and drama unpacked

    • Attribution
      iPlayer

    Added to Watchlist
    The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked has been added to your iPlayer Watchlist.
    The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked
  • Meet the Celebrity Traitors as the mind games begin

    • Attribution
      iPlayer

    Added to Watchlist
    The Celebrity Traitors has been added to your iPlayer Watchlist.
    The Celebrity Traitors
  • A treacherously good version of a pop classic

    • Attribution
      iPlayer

    Added to Watchlist
    BBC Proms has been added to your iPlayer Watchlist.
    BBC Proms 2025: Britney Spears
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • iPlayer
  • Sounds
  • Bitesize
  • CBBC
  • CBeebies
  • Food
  • Terms of Use
  • About the BBC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility Help
  • Parental Guidance
  • Contact the BBC
  • Make an editorial complaint
  • BBC emails for you

Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.