South African Alan Hatherly is one of the world’s top racers on the mountain bike, having won each of the two most recent cross-country world titles. However, he’s still finding his way in the world of road racing with Jayco-AlUla, having raced his first season at the WorldTour level in 2025.
It was a year that saw him open his account with two podium spots and sixth overall at the season-opening AlUla Tour before claiming the South African national time trial title. Later, he scored 11th and 17th places at the Arctic Race of Norway and Tour of Guangxi, assisting teammate Paul Double to overall victory at the latter.
“I think for the most part, I learned a lot,” he said. “I made a lot of progress from race to race. If I look at the way I rode in Guangxi compared to the way I rode in AlUla – obviously, they’re different categories and races – I’m quite proud of my progression and the difference I made over the season of racing.
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