21 year old Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo highsided* during qualifying for last weekend's MotoGP race in china...breaking both ankles upon touchdown. He ended up racing the next day, finishing 4th. He raced this weekend in France, finishing 2nd (starting from 5th). When he was not actually on his bike, his modes of transportation were a wheelchair and crutches...he had to sit on a chair during the podium celebration. Hard. Check out the reaction from Valentino Rossi (Lorenzo's teammate) @ :05.
*FYI...A highside is when the rear tire momentarily breaks loose while the bike is leant over. When the tire regains traction, the sudden transfer of energy to the front of the bike generally launches the rider over the bars and into orbit, as all y'all can see in the video (which loads super slow...sorry.)
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