This was Luis Leon Sanchez after coming of his bike in a nasty smash at a turning point you wouldn't see at a club race.
Having gone into Friday's time trial stage at the Volta ao Algarve on Friday leading the race, Luis Leon Sanchez hoped to retain his position at the top of the general classification.
Instead, he ended it in the back of an ambulance with a nasty gash on his chin after coming a cropper in the 18km test on one of the worst pro race TT turning points you're likely to see.
The Spaniard had taken the race lead when winning Thursday's stage 2 atop the Alto da Foia climb just ahead of Team Sky's Geraint Thomas.
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The photo above looks bad, but luckily Sanchez escaped serious injury, with a bad gash on his chin that required six stitches the worst of his injuries.
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