Fatima El Hayani

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Fatima El Hayani
Personal information
Full nameFatima Zahra El Hayani
Born (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2020 Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
2021 WCC Team

Fatima Zahra El Hayani (born 23 September 1996) is a Moroccan professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team WCC Team. [1] El Hayani became the national road race champion in 2018 and 2019 and also became the national time trial champion in 2018, winning the silver medal in 2019. [2] She competes at the international women's races, including at the UCI Women's World Tour. She represented Morocco in the women's road race event at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships. [3]

In 2020, El Hayani became the first Arab women to sign with a professional team when she agreed to a contract with the Arkéa Pro Cycling Team. [4]

References

  1. "WCC Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "Fatima El Hayani". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. "87th World Championships WE – Road Race". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  4. "Moroccan Cyclist Fatima El Hayani Makes History as First Arab Woman to Join Pro Team". Bladi.net. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2025.