These are the legs of a cyclist participating in the Tour de France.

The Tour de France, as you may know, is a busy cycling tournament that takes place every year in France. The competition is played in 21 stages that take place over 23 days, and the total course totals approximately 3.2 thousand kilometers. For the contestants taking part in this year's edition have completed stage number 19 and are already preparing to race at number 20 tomorrow (22) in Marseille.

As you might imagine, riding 2, 000 miles by bike shouldn't be a joke, but do you have any idea of ​​the physical wear and tear that cyclists suffer while competing? Not? In this case, the photo that one of the Tour de France participants recently shared on Instagram can help you get a sense of the effort. See below:

After sixteen stages I think my legs look little tired ?? #tourdefrance

A post shared by Pawel Poljanski (@ p.poljanski) on Jul 18, 2017 at 10:04 AM PDT

The impressive image above, showing this pair of legs that definitely desperately need a good rest, was released by Polish cyclist Pawel Poljanski after the conclusion of stage number 16 of the competition. Just by way of comparison, look at the guy's legs - rested - while he was enjoying a few days of vacation:

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A post shared by Pawel Poljanski (@ p.poljanski) on Jul 30, 2016 at 7:48 am PDT

According to the BBC staff, although Poljanski's leg condition looks daunting - and cause exhaustion just by looking! - Other professional cyclists taking part in major international tournaments explained that it is not so uncommon to see athletes in similar conditions. Therefore, there is no cause for further concern.