Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional mountain bike racer and road cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . 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.
Career
Hatherly rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. 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.
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. Later he won Cross-country Olympic event overtaking Koretzky on the last long climb.
Since 2023, he has also competed in road cycling, joining UCI Continental team .
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 MÃÂsto
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 MÃÂsto 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 MÃÂsto
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 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 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 <small>(1 pro win)</small>
1st Time trial, National Championships
6th Overall AlUla Tour
2026
3rd Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
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