Mountain-biker Alan Hatherly, the first South African to win an Olympic cycling medal since 1956, knew he had one chance to make his long-awaited dream come true. And on Monday, he achieved just that in the men's cross-country event near Paris.
Mountain-biker Alan Hatherly, the first South African to win an Olympic cycling medal since 1956, knew he had one chance to make his long-awaited dream come true. And on Monday, he achieved just that in the men’s cross-country event near Paris.Hatherly excelled in the grueling eight-lap endurance race, earning bronze and securing South Africa’s third medal at the Games, following the Blitzboks’ bronze in rugby sevens and Tatjana Smith’s gold in the women’s 100m breaststroke final.
Ultimately, Hatherly finished third with a time of 1:26:33, just 11 seconds behind gold medallist Pidcock, making history for South Africa in Paris.
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