From behind, it looks like one rider on a road bike, tucked in with the group.
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Pull alongside and the illusion breaks: two men on a green tandem, each missing one leg, pedaling as one.
One Rider From Behind, Two Up Close
The 20-second clip shows a group ride. The camera rider closes in from behind, then pulls alongside the tandem.
The front rider has no right leg. The rear rider has no left leg. Between them, there is one leg on each side of the bike.
The rear rider grins at the camera as the pair rolls past.
Who They Are
The rear rider is Juanjo Méndez, born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1964. He lost part of his left arm and his left leg in a motorcycle accident. He won Paralympic medals at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and rode London 2012.
The front rider is Xavi Caballol, a right-leg amputee who finished the Titan Desert mountain-bike stage race in May 2019.
Both ride for Spain’s Genesis Cycling Team.
Two Legs, Three Arms
Genesis Cycling Team describes the pair as “the first tandem made up of two legs, three arms” (2021) and “the only tandem made up of two cyclists with disabilities” (2025).
The pair are regulars at the Vuelta Cicloturista a Ibiza, an amateur group ride on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Watch the Two-Rider Tandem That Looks Like One
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