Alan Hatherly

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Alan Hatherly
Personal information
Born (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team
Discipline
  • Mountain bike
  • Road
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country
Professional teams
2015Kargo Pro MTB Team
2019–2020Specialized Racing
2021–Cannondale Factory Racing
2023–EF Education–Nippo Development Team
Medal record
Men's mountain bike racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lenzerheide Under-23 Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2019 Mont-Sainte-Anne E-MTB Cross-country
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Cross-country

Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer.[2] He rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] He finished in 26th place with a time of 1:42:03. In 2018, Alan 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.

He qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team.[5]

Major results[edit]

Mountain bike[edit]

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 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 XCO 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 XCO World Cup
3rd Araxá
UCI XCC World Cup
3rd Araxá

Road[edit]

2023
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
5th Road race

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alan Hatherly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Alan Hatherly". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Simbine in SA Olympics squad, but no Caster or Wayde yet". ESPN.com. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Alan Hatherly". UCI.org. Retrieved 18 July 2023.

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