HATHERLY Alan

South Africa
Cycling Mountain Bike
15 Mar 1996
25
Male
DURBAN
 
South Africa
CAPE TOWN
 
South Africa

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
MTB Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross-country 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Izu MTB Course
Men's Cross-country
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationCross-country
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA26

World Championships
YearLocationCross-countryXCO EliminatorXCO Team Relay X
2020Leogang, AUT47--
2019Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN35-DNF
2015Vallnord, AND-17-
2014Hafjell, NOR--19
2013Pietermaritzburg, RSA-30-

African Championships
YearLocationCross-countryXCO Team Relay X
2019Windhoek, NAM11
2017Bel Ombre, MRI1-

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017
YearEventStandingsThree best ranks per season
2021Cross-country-1 x 4th, 1 x 6th, 1 x 8th
2021Cross Country (Short Track)-1 x 5th, 1 x 6th, 1 x 10th
2020Cross-country-1 x 5th, 1 x 6th
2020Cross Country (Short Track)-1 x 6th, 1 x 13th
2019Cross-country38th1 x 27th, 1 x 28th, 1 x 37th
2019Cross Country (Short Track)-1 x 8th, 1 x 12th, 1 x 23rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventLocation
42021Cross-countryLes Gets, FRA
52021Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Les Gets, FRA
52020Cross-countryNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
62021Cross-countryNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
62021Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Leogang, AUT
62020Cross-countryNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
62020Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
82021Cross-countryAlbstadt, GER
82019Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
102021Men's Cross Country (Short Track)Albstadt, GER

World Championships (Under 23)
YearLocationCross-country
2018Lenzerheide, SUI1
2017Cairns, QLD, AUS2


Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Frenchie (eadp.co.za, 05 Aug 2015)
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Athlete
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Afrikaans, English
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Specialized Racing [United States of America]
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John Wakefield [personal], RSA, from 2014
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In February 2018 he broke his left radius bone and his right wrist in a crash during the third stage of the Tankwa Trek event in South Africa. He required an operation on his left radius, and was back on his bike the following month. The injury did not prevent him competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, where he won a bronze medal. (Facebook profile, 03 Dec 2018; Instagram profile, 13 Feb 2018; RSAWEB YouTube channel, 19 Jun 2018)
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He grew up riding BMX bikes before an injury led him to discover mountain biking. He took part in his first national-level downhill racing series in South Africa at age nine. (durban.getitonline.co.za, 04 Aug 2016; saschoolsports.co.za, 16 Feb 2014)
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His father encouraged him into cycling as a child. After breaking his right femur while BMX racing and spending a year in a cast, his parents persuaded him to try downhill mountain biking instead. (saschoolsports.co.za, 16 Feb 2014)
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Winning the men's U23 cross-country race at the 2018 World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. (bikehub.co.za, 08 Sep 2018; cyclingsa.com, 07 Sep 2018)
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"I think the biggest thing to learn is to never give up hope. Persistence is key. There will be those tough times where it feels like life is trying to get you down and things aren't going to plan, but if you keep on trying and don't let go of your dreams and goals, you'll always come out on top. No dream is too big and anything is possible. Never give up." (durban.getitonline.co.za, 04 Aug 2016)

General Interest

General
ELECTRIC CHAMPION
He became the first e-MTB [Electric Mountain Bike] cross-country world champion when he claimed victory at the 2019 World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, Canada. He sees a bright future for e-MTB racing, and that the bikes will be a useful training tool. "I think it will be really exciting for the sport and with more races [held] the more seriously it will be taken. You can get out on the trails on rest days and pedal with full assist, making it a really easy day, but still being able to enjoy the trail networks. Or, if you want to get some proper training in, all you do is drop the assistance or find some steep climbs and you'll have a proper session. It's really an all-rounder bike in my eyes and an essential training tool at today's international level." (inthebunch.co.za, 17 Oct 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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