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Monday, July 29, 2024
Israeli mountain cyclist finishes 29th place in Olympic men’s cross-country
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israeli cyclist Tomer Zaltsman finishes the men’s cross-country mountain biking Olympic event in 29th place out of 36 competitors with a time of 1:34:47. He was slowed down after having to stop midway for a tire puncture.
The race is won by Tom Pidcock from the UK, while France’s Victor Koretzky takes silver and South Africa’s Alan Hatherly the bronze in the event.
Zaltsman broke his arm last month and underwent surgery and extensive rehab to be cleared to compete in Paris just days before departure.
Israel made its mountain biking debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where Shlomo Haimy finished 29th in the men’s cross-country mountain biking event after suffering a tire puncture. At the Tokyo Games, Haimy finished 33rd in the race.
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