Alan Hatherly (born 15 March 1996) is a South African professional

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racer and road cyclist, who rides for

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. He won the bronze medal at the

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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

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. He finished in 26th place with a time of 1:42:03. He qualified to represent South Africa at the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

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

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Major results

Mountain bike

;2014 : 3rd Bronze medal africa

Cross-country, African Junior Championships ;2016 : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country, African Under-23 Championships ;2017 : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country,

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: 1st Cross-country, National Championships : 2nd Silver medal uci

Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::2nd

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;2018 : 1st Cross-country, UCI World Under-23 Championships : 1st Gold medal africa

Cross-country,

: 1st Cross-country, National Championships : UCI Under-23 XCO World Cup ::1st

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::3rd Nové Město : 3rd Cross-country,

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;2019 : 1st Rainbow Jersey E-MTB

Cross-country, UCI World E-MTB Championships :

::1st

Cross-country ::1st Gold medal africa

Team relay : 1st Cross-country, National Championships : 1st Jersey red Cape Epic

African classification,

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(with

Matthew Beers Matthew Beers (born 10 January 1994) is a South African cyclist who specializes in cross-country mountain biking and gravel racing. He has also won the Cape Epic three times, in 2021, 2023 and 2024. He has won multiple national titles in South Af ...

) ;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 Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

::4th

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;2022 : 1st Overall UCI XCC World Cup ::1st

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::2nd

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::3rd

: UCI XCO World Cup ::3rd

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::5th Nové Město ;2023 : XCO Shimano Super Cup ::1st

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: SA Cup Series ::1st

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: UCI XCO World Cup ::2nd

::4th

::5th

: UCI XCC World Cup ::2nd

: XCC Shimano Super Cup ::3rd

;2024 :

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::1st Cross-country ::3rd Bronze medal uci

Short track : 1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup ::1st

Les Gets Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

::1st

::2nd

::2nd Lake Placid ::3rd

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: 2nd Overall UCI XCC World Cup ::1st

Les Gets Les Gets (, ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Savoie, in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, southeastern France.

::3rd

::3rd Lake Placid ::3rd

: 3rd

Cross-country,

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UCI World Cup results

Season still in progress

Road

;2023 : National Championships ::2nd

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::5th Road race ;2024 : 1st Overall Tour du Cap ::1st Stages 1 & 2 : 2nd

, National Championships ;2025 (1 pro win) : 1st

, National Championships : 6th Overall AlUla Tour

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatherly, Alan 1996 births Living people South African male cyclists Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games White South African people Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Durban Cyclists from KwaZulu-Natal South African mountain bikers 21st-century South African sportsmen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in cycling Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling