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Video: Chris Froome vs Mont Ventoux - the slapstick version

Meme seems destined to run and run ... even Sir Dave Brailsford is getting in on the act

Five days on, and it's clear the Chris Froome vs Mont Ventoux memes will run and run (sorry - ed).

Here's one that's particularly tickled us, harking back to the silent movie era as images of the Tour de France leader running up the climb are given the slapstick treatment.

And what else could the music be but Yakety Sax, better known as the Benny Hill theme?

Here's Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford doing his best Froome impression a couple of days ago, tweeted by the two-time Tour de France winner himself.

> Run, Chris, Run! The Froome-on-foot meme

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Yorkshire wallet | 7 years ago
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Liked that. I'm pretty sure even Saving Private Ryan would have been funny if set to Benny Hill music. 

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ooldbaker | 7 years ago
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Meanwhile Peter Sagan, not to be outdone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LoQuoSydK8

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ridein | 7 years ago
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YES it makes it 10X more entertaining,  1 if you increase the film speed, make it B + W and add Benny Hill music.

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