A cyclist has shared a photograph of his legs looking fit to burst following a gruelling race in Spain.
José Joaquín Rojas has been competing in the cycling Tour of Spain, or Vuelta a España - the Spanish equivalent of the Tour de France.
The competition - which has been shortened to an 18-stage format due to the pandemic - has clearly taken its toll on the 35-year-old's pins, as a photograph shared on his Instagram graphically demonstrates.
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Bear in mind as well that this was taken after the seventh stage, meaning these legs have got 11 more arduous stages to get through:
No way, José.
Do we all have veins like that on our shins? If so, I never want to see mine.
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Even the Spaniard's fellow pros were shocked by his bulging network of blood tubes.
Commenting on the photo - captioned 'my legs seem to hurt' - Dani Sordo said: "Madre mía!!!"
Former Ecuadorian teammate Andrey Amador, of the Ricardo Carapaz team, also left a message asking the Movistar team cyclist not to 'attack' them again in the race.
This is not the first time José has shared a snap of his legs looking like they're on the brink of exploding. He posted a similar photo in May 2019, captioned: "Stage 13 of the Tour of Italy. Ready for war, right?"
Before this, he broke his tibia and fibula - you guessed it, falling off his bike.
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Be warned though, the picture he shared of this injury makes the bulgy veins above seem almost cute.
*DON'T LOOK DOWN ON UNLESS YOU WANT TO SEE HIS NASTY LEG INJURY*
Well, I guess we've all got to get our kicks somehow.
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Some of us like lounging about on the sofa, others play the clarinet. José likes kicking the s*** out of his legs.
Each to their own.
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