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Anyone tuning in to catch the end of today's Tour de France action could have been forgiven for thinking they'd switched on the wrong channel. 

The world of cycling watched aghast as the scenes unfolded of tour leader Chris Froome frantically running towards the stage 12 finish line on foot after he, Richie Porte and Bauke Mollema crashed into the back of a camera man.

There was a mixture of incredulity, frustration and hilarity as the Twittersphere reacted to the unprecedented events on Mont Ventoux