Our relationship survived 800 km on 10 minutes of sleep — less hardy pairings would have quit

Hallucinations, crashes, and no sleep: Ultraracing couple share the secrets that keep them racing together

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(Image credit: @precisionfandh)

Ultra-endurance cycling challenges push the human body to its absolute limits, but when you throw in a romantic relationship and the scorching terrain of Spain’s Andalucian mountains, the stakes rise dramatically.

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(Image credit: @precisionfandh)

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