Interview: Lachlan Morton on the gear and motivation behind his Alt Tour
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Lachlan David Morton is an Australian professional road racing cyclist and mountain biker, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Wikipedia
Lachlan David Morton is an Australian professional road racing cyclist and mountain biker, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Wikipedia
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The EF Education-Nippo rider is riding the Tour de France his own way: solo and unsupported, including all transfers.
Morton aims to beat the peloton to Paris in his own 'Alt Tour,' a fundraiser for World Bicycle Relief.
The grand depart for the self-timed, self-supported, ultra-endurance bikepacking race is July 25, 2021 in Durango, Colorado.
While the 28-year-old has made a real name for himself with his off-road adventures, he still has ambitions on the road.
Australian star rounded out a season of cross-discipline racing at the Giro d'Italia last week, and now turns to sketching out plans to ride Cape Epic next year.
The best climbers in the world tell VeloNews their mind games and methods for getting through the toughest mountain stages at the Giro d'Italia.
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Australian hoping to see limits pushed and have his record broken.
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Your elevation data could make or break your Everesting attempt. How do you know if your GPS elevation data is accurate?
Australian rider confirmed by Everesting overseers to have bettered Keegan Swenson's time by over 10 minutes.
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The keepers of the Everesting record have ruled that Lachlan Morton's recent attempt came up short after Canadian Cycling Magazine took a deeper dive into data from the ride.
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An Everesting built on food poisoning, rosé, and two pieces of tape.
Lachlan Morton of EF Pro Cycling lowered the official Everesting benchmark to 7 hours 32 minutes and 54 seconds.
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EF Pro Cycling rider shaves over seven minutes off previous record time set by Keegan Swenson.
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Although the initial “alt-cal” received a lot of media attention, in reality, it was a fairly minor part of the overall Team EF Pro Cycling program.
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After months of lockdown, EF Pro Cycling star sets new mark on Utah-Colorado off-road route.
On Saturday Lachlan Morton plans to ride the 150-mile Kokopelli trail from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado.
CT comprises 567 miles of trail between Durango and Denver with around 90,000 vertical feet of total climbing
After a summer of competing in alternative races and ultra-endurance events, the Australian takes on one more challenge: the Colorado Trail.
Lachlan Morton out sprinted his breakaway companion Hayden McCormick to win the fifth stage of the Tour of Utah.
27-year-old Canadian Elevate-KHS rider is fastest on challenging 3.3-mile circuit at Snowbird Resort
Howard Grotts won his third-consecutive title at the Leadville 100; 18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame thumbtacks on the course to ride his way into second place.
Top level roadies bring various ambitions to famed 100-miler in Colorado.
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Morton is less than 200km from the end of a 2,000km journey from Lands End to John O'Groats, leading the GBDURO endurance race
The 2019 Dirty Kanza featured hot temperatures, sunshine, and a compelling battle in both the men's and women's races. VeloNews photo director Brad Kaminski was in Emporia this year to capture all of the action from the weekend.
We sat down with Lachlan Morton to discuss his return to the Education First team, racing on gravel, and a tough 2018 season.
Danny Van Haute's Jelly Belly team might fold at the end of the season — and that would leave a critical void in the U.S. development pipeline.
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The Australian riding for Dimension Data said is on track to race the Tour of California this year, and perhaps the Vuelta a Espana.
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A look at some of the awards we handed out at the conclusion of the 2016 season.
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Lachlan Morton talks about his ambitions as he returns to the WorldTour, his influence as an unconventional rider, and family.
Lachlan Morton, likely the most talented climber on the U.S. domestic circuit, will return to the big leagues in 2017, riding for Dimension Data.
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In 2016 these six riders rose to the top of the domestic peloton. But are they ready for the jump to the WorldTour?
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Jelly Belly hopes to defend Lachlan Morton's advantage to the end. But WorldTour teams will be looking to take down the smaller squad.
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Lachlan Morton attacks on the day’s tough category 1 climb and out-foxes two breakaway companions, Adrien Costa and Andrew Talansky
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We pick our favorite five performances by domestic U.S. teams from the 2016 Amgen Tour of California.
The Australian member of Jelly Belly – Maxxis said the Tour of California is his main goal of the season — and he thinks he can win.
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Defending champion Mara Abbott wins stage 1 of the Tour of the Gila, and Lachlan Morton claims his first career win at the race.
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When talented young Morton became disenchanted with the European peloton, he rode to the center of the Australian outback with his brother
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The Australian attacked, passed everyone, and won a stage at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in dramatic fashion
Tejay van Garderen and Peter Sagan stole the show in Colorado, but these are the stories not to be overlooked from the USA Pro Challenge
Garmin looks forward after losing leader's jersey, time at Beaver Creek
Slovak champion pays back a load of work by his team to take a sprint win in Steamboat Springs after late crashes in the peloton
Three of the top-five riders in the GC after the first two stages are 23 years old or younger
BMC’s Tejay van Garderen and Garmin’s Tom Danielson are both poised to strike. How will they fare in stage 3?
Swiss rider wins the day and Lachlan Morton pulls on the leader's jersey in his former summer home
The American shows the attacking style of his earlier years to claim one of the biggest wins of his career
Horner and Danielson battle for the stage win and the yellow jersey, a fight the veteran RadioShack man won easily