Joburg school turns yellow to celebrate old boy’s Tour de France win
A Johannesburg school celebrated one of its old boys wearing the winner’s yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday. St John's College @stjohns_college tweeted on Monday morning: “Froome Mania as the Prep boys celebrate the success of their hero Chris Froome‚ this morning in their yellow... ”.Froome Mania as the Prep boys celebrate the success of their hero Chris Froome, this morning in their yellow "jersey's"! #TeamFroome #SJCOJ #TDF @chrisfroome Posted by St John's College on Monday, July 25, 2016A day earlier‚ it greeted Froome’s win thus: “Huge congratulations to OJ Chris Froome on his third win of Tour de France! Well done Chris! @chirsfroome #TDF ...”.OJ is an abbreviation for Old Johannians‚ who are celebrated at the school’s annual Gaudy Day event. The school had dedicated this year’s Gaudy Day – which took place last weekend – to Froome.In a post after his collision with a motorbike near the finish of on the iconic Mont Ventoux stage 10 days ago‚ the school tweeted: “Tomorrow is our annual Gaudy Day #SJCGaudyDay where we celebrate our wonderful school and all our #OldJohannians”‚ before adding: “We are especially proud of our own Chris Froome! St John's is behind your all the way. @chrisfroome @stjohns_college #yellowjersey #TDF.” – TMG Digital..
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