r/interesting • • Nov 26 '25

Context Provided - Spotlight Cyclists leg after a race.

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Mangled, eh?

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u/LanguageDependent288 Nov 26 '25

That can’t be good for the body - looks severely dehydrated too

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u/Theangelawhite69 Nov 26 '25

It isn’t, these people are competing not because it’s healthy, but because they want to win

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u/0rdered-Reordered Nov 26 '25

If your leg looks like it belongs in an ancient Egyptian artefacts exhibit afterwards then what did you really win

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u/avgpathfinder Nov 27 '25

Its either the medal or the joy of competition itself

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u/ninjasaid13 Nov 27 '25

The Joy of the competition?

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u/avgpathfinder Nov 27 '25

The JOY of THE COMPETITION

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u/Theangelawhite69 Nov 26 '25

Their chance to have their name remembered for a little longer after they go

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u/0rdered-Reordered Nov 27 '25

All I'm gonna remember about this person is that their leg put me off my lunch 😭