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Watch how the Tour de France deals with NSFW graffiti on the route

The Tour de France is televised worldwide, so the last thing the organisers want is for anything to appear on screen that would offend viewers and discourage channels from taking it up again. If you thought the drug cheats were the only dicks to have appeared on the Tour, think again – for reasons best known to those who make it, there are often paintings of giant cocks and balls on the road, leaving officials with a problem.

That’s where these guys step in, armed only with their painting equipment and a creative mind

Even if you don’t speak French or Dutch, it’s obvious what they’re doing, and we have sports journalist, Ned Boulting, to thank for bringing it to our attention.

Here’s what people have been saying about it.

Twitter user, David Poulter, submitted this effort by way of a job application.

He’s hired.

Source: @NOSsport
H/T: Ned Boulting