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Australian road cyclist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lachlan David Morton (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional gravel and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost.[5]
 Morton at the 2014 Tour de l'Ain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lachlan David Morton |
| Nickname | Lachy |
| Born | 2 January 1992 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber (road) |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2011–2012 | Chipotle–Garmin Development Team |
| 2012 | Garmin–Sharp (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2013–2014 | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2015–2016 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Team Dimension Data |
| 2019– | EF Education First[2][3][4] |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Born and raised in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Morton spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons in the Garmin–Sharp squad's development stable, Chipotle–First Solar Development Team.[6][7]
Following a successful 2016 season including stage and overall wins at the Tour of the Gila and the Tour of Utah, in September 2016 Team Dimension Data confirmed that Morton would join them for 2017, reuniting him with former Garmin teammate Ben King.[8] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[9] In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.[10]
Morton has participated in a number of ultra-distance cycling events and challenges. In 2014 he completed a 2,500-kilometre (1,600-mile) ride from Port Macquarie to Uluru with his brother Angus Morton. The brothers made a documentary film about the ride titled "Thereabouts".[11][12][13] In 2015 "Thereabouts Reprise" was released about a 600-mile (970-kilometre) ride across the Colorado Rockies that Morton completed with his brother, and professional cyclists Taylor Phinney and Cameron Wurf.[14] In 2017 the Morton brothers released a third documentary titled "Thereabouts Colombia" about cycling in Colombia.[15][16]
In 2019 Morton participated in the Unbound Gravel, Leadville 100, GBDuro and Three Peaks Cyclocross races as part of EF Pro Cycling's alternative calendar.[17][18] He was first to finish the 2019 GBDuro, a 2,000-kilometre (1,200-mile) challenge from Land's End to John o' Groats in the United Kingdom.[19] In May 2020 he set a new record of 11 hours and 14 minutes for the 142-mile (229-kilometre) Kokopelli's Trail in the United States.[20] In September 2020 he won the Badlands, a 700 kilometre race across the Iberian Peninsula.[21]
He won Unbound Gravel in 2024 and rode the Tour Divide trail in 2023 in 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes, becoming the fastest person ever to complete the storied route.
Morton held the Everesting world record, completing the feat in 7:29:57 on 20 June 2020. The feat garnered significant publicity, as Morton had made an attempt just days earlier which was disqualified by Hells 500, who stated that he had not reached the threshold to count as an Everesting.[22][23][24][25] Since then, Alberto Contador and three other riders have surpassed Morton's time.[26]
In 2021, Morton completed an "Alt Tour", riding the entire 2021 Tour de France route, including transfers, unsupported in aid of World Bicycle Relief. He started in Brittany on the same day as the regular Tour, but built up a lead on the peloton by riding for 12 hours a day. After 5,510-kilometre (3,420-mile) and 16 days, he finished the ride in Paris about 5 days ahead of the peloton.[27]
In 2024 he set out to break the record of cycling around Australia. On october it was reported he accomplished that by setting a new records of 30 days, nine hours and 59 minutes. This is a big improvement to the 2011 record by David Alley of 37 days, 20 hours and 45 minutes.[28]
Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
Young rider classification
Young rider classification Young rider classification Overall Tour of Utah
Overall Tour of the Gila
Young rider classification| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia |
— | — | — | 111 |
 Tour de France |
— | — | — | — |
 Vuelta a España |
90 | — | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
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