During the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, crowd favorite Chris Froome took it upon himself to free up a little space on the race course. And by that, I mean he punched the spectator running alongside him like a madman right in the jaw as a means to say, “Hey buddy, I’m trying to ride my bike here!”
Chris Froome punches fan during Stage 8 of #TDF2016 https://t.co/7xxDR8ESoX
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 9, 2016
Here’s another look at Froome’s punch, which admittedly, landed a pretty nice blow considering that whole he-was-riding-a-bike-in-the-most-prestigious-bike-race-on-earth-at-the-time thing.
The rider, who ironically enough won the eighth stage after clearing the spectator from his path, took to Twiter to explain his actions.
Getting abuse for the hand off of the spectator, camera doesn't show his flag almost going into my front wheel & across my handlebars! 😡
— Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) July 9, 2016
Chris Froome has won stage eight of the Tour de France and will take the yellow jersey
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) July 9, 2016
Sounds pretty justified to me. The thirst for the yellow jersey is so real out here!
[h/t SB Nation]