Valentin Hofer: Bronze despite a broken saddle

2023-07-28 05:04:00

As if the mountain bike race at the European Youth Games (EYOF) in Maribor, Slovenia, wasn’t strenuous enough, Valentin Hofer didn’t want to miss the opportunity to cross the finish line with a wheelie – i.e. balancing on the rear wheel. “That was the best moment of my sporting career,” said the 16-year-old proudly, who might hardly sit up straight on his bike. In a racing crash, the saddle broke through in the middle.

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