Watch as cycling star pops his dislocated shoulder back into place mid-race by using his SADDLE and then continues
CYCLING star Lars van der Haar was spotted using his SADDLE to forcibly pop his dislocated shoulder back into socket mid-race.
The gruesome but brave scenes saw the Dutchman continue racing in the Superprestige Gullegem Cross on Saturday.
Van der Haar crashed heavily in the fifth lap of the mucky 2600m cyclocross race.
TV footage showed him hunker down with his right arm extended over his top tube.
The 33-year-old could first be seen struggling to raise his limb before resting it on his bike saddle to realign his shoulder.
He then thrusts his body-weight downwards against his frame to reset the misplaced joint.
Riders, who were forced to pick up their bikes amid the muddy field, ran past him as he worked on his body in the hard shoulder.
A stunned Eurosport commentator asked: “Did he just pop his shoulder back in?”
Van der Haar, who finished 10th, then bravely got back on his bike to continue the mud-caked ride.
The whole procedure took the cyclocross rider just 10 seconds to perform.
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He was running around the top-5 before he was delayed, losing more ground to Superprestige series leader Niels Vandeputte.
His nerve-shredding heroics were not enough to inspire him to victory, as Wout van Aert held off a strong challenge from Eli Iserbyt to claim his first win of the season.
After the hour long race, Van der Haar said: “It took a really long time to get it back in. I also crashed, so it really wasn’t my day.”
But it’s not the first time Van der Haar has been spotted using his bike to help pop his shoulder during a competition.
Last season, the Dutchman had a similar incident at Superprestige Niel.
One fan wrote online: “He’s definitely done this before .”
A second said: “It hurts like hell, but when it’s in place the pain is gone.”
A third added: “CX riders are made different .”
While others compared the toughness of pro riders to footballers.
One joked: “Should make the overpaid footballers diving around as if they’ve have been hit by a sniper watch this!”