Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer.[2] 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.[3]
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| Born | 15 March 1996 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Cross-country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | Kargo Pro MTB Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Specialized Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Cannondale Factory Racing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | EF Education–Nippo Development Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editHatherly rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4] 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[5][6]
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.[7] Later he won Cross-country Olympic event overtaking Koretzky on the last long climb.[8]
Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental team EF Education–Nippo Development Team.[9]
Major results
editMountain 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
- 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
- 1st Cross-country, UCI World Championships
- 3rd
Short Track, UCI World Championships - UCI XCO World Cup
- 1st Les Gets
- 2nd Val di Sole
- 3rd Araxá
- UCI XCC World Cup
- 3rd
Cross-country, Olympic Games
Road
edit- 2023
- National Championships
- 2nd Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 2024
- 1st Overall Tour du Cap
- 1st Stages 1 & 2
- 2nd Time trial, National Championships
References
edit- ^ "Alan Hatherly". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Alan Hatherly". MTB Cross country.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Dani Ostanek (29 July 2024). "Paris Olympics: Tom Pidcock beats Victor Koretzky in thrilling race for men's mountain bike gold". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Simbine in SA Olympics squad, but no Caster or Wayde yet". ESPN.com. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Baloyi, Charles (27 July 2021). "Hatherly cherishes his best Olympic finish". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: cross-country short track titles for Richards and Koretzky". UCI. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships: Pieterse and Hatherly win Elite cross-country Olympic titles". UCI. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Alan Hatherly". UCI.org. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links
edit- Alan Hatherly at Cycling Archives
- Alan Hatherly at ProCyclingStats
- Alan Hatherly at MTB Data
- Alan Hatherly at Olympics.com
- Alan Hatherly at Olympedia
- Alan Hatherly at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
