Published 17:34 IST, December 19th 2019
Cyclist Robert Forstemann shows off extraordinary thighs that broke a bike chain
German professional sprint cyclist Robert Forstemann is credited for having the biggest thighs measuring 74 cm and also has been given a nickname 'Quadzilla'.
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German professional cyclist Robert Forstemann is credited for having biggest thighs in sport. According to reports, size of his thighs is 74 cm, making it bigger than a few cyclist's wrists. When image of his bulked-up legs just before starting a race went viral on an online platform, people were shocked to see ripped thighs.
Preparing for 2020 Paralympics
According to reports, former olympian who took part in 2012 Olympics, takes help of treatment techniques such as cupping rapy and stays fit by regularly using squat rack. He showed his capability in doing squats during a tournament in which he competed against Tim Schmidt, Thomas Faber and Andrej Mostovenko. However, he could only register 68 squats that were 17 squats shy of winner who managed to register 85 squats.
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German cyclist is now preparing for 2020 Paralympics when he will be riding a tamden bike for fellow German Kai Kristian Kruse. Forstemann h taken part in a para-cycling international event that helped him and Kruse to go one step closer to 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
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Quzilla
Forstemann went thorough a disturbing ordeal when he was involved in a crash in early 2019 when he fell in a velodrome while riding a bike at a speed of 70km/h. German suffered serious injuries such as a broken collarbone, two broken ribs and a left broken shoulder ble. accident prevented cyclist from completing Six day-long cycling series in Bremen, Germany.
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extent of his injuries prevented him from taking part in active training for a couple of months but after that, he hit gym to prepare for 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. Having nickname Quzilla, German told an international media outlet that he loved his nickname, ding that it was amazing to get such a title because he was a sprint cyclist and not a bodybuilder.
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(With inputs from agencies)
16:59 IST, December 19th 2019