The Israel Cycling Federation published a post written by hostage survivor Ofer Calderon, in which he wrote that "the morning of October 7 is the moment when my life shattered to pieces." According to him, "That moment, when Erez was torn from my hands and Sahar was led away on a motorcycle between two terrorists, is a nightmare that keeps coming back and won't let go of me. I thought that when I returned, I would be able to compensate my children for all the suffering they went through. But the truth is I can barely compensate myself. When you see us smiling during the day, you don't know that in the dark everything comes back."