Falling head over heels isn’t always a bad thing, unless you’re World Supersport Rider Gino Rea…

Rea was racing at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours when his front wheel appeared to lock up and sent him flying over the handlebars of his CBR600RR.

Luckily, Rea slides to a halt, appearing to be unharmed, but the coverage played back in slow motion shows just how close he came to colliding with the bike after it rebounded off the fence.

It was apparently no biggie to the British racer, though, who was back racing the next day.

#Hero.

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