Mountain Bike world champion to start 'new chapter' on the road in 2025 with Jayco AlUla

Hatherly debuted his world champion's rainbow jersey in Mont-Sainte-Anne at the end of the 2024 season
Hatherly debuted his world champion's rainbow jersey in Mont-Sainte-Anne at the end of the 2024 season (Image credit: Getty Images)

Cross-Country Mountain Bike world champion Alan Hatherly will combine WorldTour road racing with his off-road calendar in 2025 after signing a two-year contract with Jayco AlUla. 

The South African enjoyed the best year of his career in 2024, taking the world title in Pal Arinsal after already netting a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, the first medal of any colour for a non-European in the discipline.

James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.