Alan Hatherly
 Alan Hatherly competes in the UCI Cross Country MTB World Series at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada in 2024. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 March 1996Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Jayco–AlUla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | Kargo Pro MTB Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Specialized Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Cannondale Factory Racing[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | EF Education–Nippo Development Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Team Jayco–AlUla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeamTeam Jayco–AlUla.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics finishing with a time of 1:26:33, the first African and non-European to win a medal in the men's event.[4]
Career
Hatherly rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] He finished in 26th place with a time of 1:42:03. He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics and completed the event, finishing in 8th place with a time of 1:26:33.[6][7]
In 2018, Hatherly achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games, subsequently going on to be crowned the 2018 Under 23 Cross Country World Champion.
In early 2019, it was announced that he would leave South African team Team Spur, and ride for the Specialized Factory team for 2019. He moved to Cannondale Factory Racing for the 2021 season and beyond.
After the 2024 Olympics, Hatherly competed at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Andorra. He placed third in Cross-country short track behind France's Victor Koretzky and Great Britain's Charlie Aldridge.[8] Later he won Cross-country Olympic event overtaking Koretzky on the last long climb.[9]
Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental teamEF Education–Nippo Development Team.[10]
Major results
Mountain bike
- 2014
- 3rd
Cross-country, African Junior Championships - 2016
- 1st
Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships - 2017
- 1st Cross-country, African Championships
- 1st
Cross-country, National Championships - 2nd
Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships - UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
- 2nd Vallnord
- 2018
- 1st
Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships - 1st Cross-country, African Championships
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup
- 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
- 3rd Nové Město
- 3rd
Cross-country, Commonwealth Games - 2019
- 1st
Cross-country, UCI World E-MTB Championships - African Championships
- 1st Cross-country
- 1st Team relay
- 1st
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- 1st
African classification, Cape Epic (with Matthew Beers) - 2020
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 5th Nové Město II
- 2021
- 1st Cross-country, National Championships
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 4th Les Gets
- 4th Lenzerheide
- 2022
- 1st
Overall UCI XCC World Cup- 1st Petrópolis
- 2nd Vallnord
- 2nd Val di Sole
- 3rd Lenzerheide
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 3rd Leogang
- 5th Nové Město
- 2023
- XCO Shimano Super Cup
- 1st Banyoles
- SA Cup Series
- 1st Cape Town
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 2nd Lenzerheide
- 4th Leogang
- 5th Val di Sole
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 2nd Val di Sole
- XCC Shimano Super Cup
- 3rd Banyoles
- 2024
- UCI World Championships
- 1st Cross-country
- 3rd
Short track
- 1st
- 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Les Gets
- 1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
- 2nd Val di Sole
- 2nd Lake Placid
- 3rd Araxá
- 2nd Overall UCI XCC World Cup
- 1st Les Gets
- 3rd Araxá
- 3rd Lake Placid
- 3rd Mont-Sainte-Anne
- 3rd
Cross-country, Olympic Games - 2025
- 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Lenzerheide
- 4th Les Gets
UCI World Cup results
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Rank | Points |
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| 2019 | ALB37 | NOV28 | AND27 | LES43 | VALDNF | LENDNF | SNO58 | 49 | 169 | |||
| 2020 | LENNH | VALNH | LESNH | NOV6 | NOV5 | 6 | 300 | |||||
| 2021 | ALB8 | NOV6 | LEO24 | LES4 | LEN4 | SNO25 | 5 | 687 | ||||
| 2022 | PET9 | ALB7 | NOV5 | LEO3 | LEN2 | AND25 | SNO8 | MON17 | VAL11 | 5 | 1475 | |
| 2023 | NOV10 | LEN2 | LEO4 | VAL5 | ANDDNF | LES20 | SNO8 | MON32 | 8 | 1055 | ||
| 2024 | MAI8 | ARA3 | NOV9 | VAL2 | CRA20 | LES1 | LAK2 | MON1 | 1 | 1678 | ||
| 2025 | ARA | ARA | NOV9 | LEO 10 | VAL | AND | LES4 | LEN1 | LAK | MON | 28* | 259* |
* Season still in progress
Road
- 2023
- National Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 2024
- 1st Overall Tour du Cap
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
- 2025 (1 pro win)
- 1st Time trial, National Championships
- 6th Overall AlUla Tour
- 2026
- 3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
External links
- Alan Hatherly at UCI
- Alan Hatherly at ProCyclingStats
- Alan Hatherly at MTB Data
- Alan Hatherly at Olympics.com
- Alan Hatherly at Olympedia
- Alan Hatherly at InterSportStats
- Alan Hatherly on Instagram