Horrifying photos reveal impact of Tour de France cyclist’s legs

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After finishing stage 16 of the Tour de France series in France, cyclist Pawel Poljanski took to Instagram and posted a snap of his massively vascular legs.

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The legs showed his veins popping out so clearly and went ahead captioning the photo, ‘’  'After sixteen stages I think my legs look little tired'.

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The Polish rider followers did not hesitate to comment on the same…

tiagoaflopes: That's a road map! :D

lekik18988: will be jealous af ????????????

damianisbored: What worse those legs or your farmer tan

kiki_volauvent: Sport is.... deeply unhealthy! :)

leos_12: Doping

According to medical experts, it's to do with the massive amount of blood that flows through the legs of elite cyclists during the vigorous exercise of an event as physically demanding as the Tour de France.

The large amounts of blood stay in the legs throughout a long race then pool in the veins, causing them to bulge.

Robert Forstermann on the right is the clear winner over Andre Greipel in the thigh-off [Photo: Courtesy]