US EditionEx-Israeli hostage struggles to move on while brother remains captive in Gaza
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, JUL 28 – Ofer Calderon, freed after 484 days in Hamas captivity, joined Israel-Premier Tech at the Tour de France to highlight ongoing hostage issues and honor those still held, the team said.
- On Sunday, July 27, 2025, Israel-Premier Tech celebrated Ofer Calderon’s appearance on the Champs-Élysées during the Tour de France after emerging to ride a bicycle in Paris.
- Team owner Sylvan Adams vowed Calderon would join the team at the Tour de France after 484 days of captivity, leading a global solidarity cycling event at the 100th day of his captivity.
- Showing his resilience, Ofer Calderon stood at the finish line with his arm still bandaged from captivity and said `I'm still in shock that I'm here on a bike at the Tour de France`.
- Throughout the 2025 Tour de France, IPT used its global platform to call for the release of remaining hostages, and Sylvan Adams said `this victory will not be complete until they all return home`.
- The Champs-Élysées ceremony highlighted sport's power to illuminate hardship, from Gaza's tunnels to the death of more than half of the dead women and children.
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