Cyclist’s Gnarly Photo Proves Tour De France Is Ultimate Body Killer

The Tour de France is one of, if not the single most grueling athletic event on planet Earth. Yet, it’s often difficult for casual fans to understand the immense toll the competition takes on the bodies of the participants.

Enter: Pawel Poljanski.

The 27-year-old Polish cyclist, who currently sits in 73rd place after Stage 17, posted a photo to his Instagram on Tuesday of his legs after a long day of racing. To say the photo is jarring would be quite an understatement.

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No, that is not a detailed map of the Tour de France’s infamously challenging course.

The craziest thing about this is that Poljanski’s legs — or what’s left of them — still must endure four more days of the grueling racing.