Phillipe Gilbert shares image showing extent of his Tour de France crash injury

Not for the squeamish, perhaps

In his own words, Philippe Gilbert "had a lucky escape" following his crash at the Tour de France on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Quick Step Floors rider lost control of his bike during a descent of the Col de Portet d’Aspet during Stage 16. He then collided with a road-side wall, the impact throwing him head-first into a ravine. While some viewers feared the worst, the Belgian reemerged, offered a thumbs-up to a cameraman, and continued on his way, completing the final 60km of the stage. https://twitter.com/itvcycling/status/1021754478435942400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1021754478435942400&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Froad.cc%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2F245674-ive-had-lucky-escape-philippe-gilbert-tour-de-france-horror-crash-video Unfortunately for him, however, it later emerged that he'd not be able to continue. A check-up in hospital revealed he'd actually broken his kneecap in the crash and would not be able to play any further part in this year's Tour. https://twitter.com/PhilippeGilbert/status/1022035826010742785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022035826010742785&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Froad.cc%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2F245674-ive-had-lucky-escape-philippe-gilbert-tour-de-france-horror-crash-video Having vowed to come back stronger from the setback, he later posted an image which made clear the extent of his injury. Tweeting a picture of both of his legs, the severe swelling around his left knee was obvious - making us all wonder how exactly he managed to continue for another 60km. https://twitter.com/philippegilbert/status/1022061942104567808?s=12 Although not nice to look at, it's quite obvious that things could have been much, much worse for Gilbert.