Lachlan Morton

Lachlan David Morton (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional gravel and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.

Career
Born and raised in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Morton spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons in the squad's development stable,.

Following a successful 2016 season including stage and overall wins at the Tour of the Gila and the Tour of Utah, in September 2016 confirmed that Morton would join them for 2017, reuniting him with former Garmin teammate Ben King. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

Ultra-distance cycling
Morton has participated in a number of ultra-distance cycling events and challenges. In 2014 he completed a 2500 km ride from Port Macquarie to Uluru with his brother Angus Morton. The brothers made a documentary film about the ride titled "Thereabouts". In 2015 "Thereabouts Reprise" was released about a 600 mi ride across the Colorado Rockies that Morton completed with his brother, and professional cyclists Taylor Phinney and Cameron Wurf. In 2017 the Morton brothers released a third documentary titled "Thereabouts Colombia" about cycling in Colombia.

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. He was first to finish the 2019 GBDuro, a 2000 km challenge from Land's End to John o' Groats in the United Kingdom. In May 2020 he set a new record of 11 hours and 14 minutes for the 142 mi Kokopelli's Trail in the United States. In September 2020 he won the Badlands, a 700 kilometre race across the Iberian Peninsula.

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.

Everesting
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. Since then, Alberto Contador and three other riders have surpassed Morton's time.

2021 Alt Tour
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 5510 km and 16 days, he finished the ride in Paris about 5 days ahead of the peloton.

Major results

 * 2009
 * 5th Time trial, National Junior Road Championships


 * 2010
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
 * 1st Stages 3 (ITT) & 6
 * 7th Overall Tour of Utah


 * 2011
 * 2nd Overall Cascade Cycling Classic
 * 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
 * 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
 * 7th Overall Giro do Interior de São Paulo


 * 2012
 * 6th Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta


 * 2013
 * Tour of Utah
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Young rider classification
 * 1st Stage 3
 * 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification


 * 2015
 * 1st Mount Evans Hill Climb
 * 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
 * 9th Overall Tour de Beauce
 * 10th Overall Tour of Utah


 * 2016
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of Utah
 * 1st Stages 3 & 7
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour of the Gila
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido
 * 4th Overall Tour de Beauce


 * 2017
 * 7th Overall Tour of California
 * 1st Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 8th Overall Tour of Oman


 * 2019
 * 1st GBDURO
 * 1st Stage 5 Tour of Utah
 * 3rd Leadville Trail 100 MTB
 * 4th Unbound Gravel 200


 * 2021
 * 1st Telluride 100 MTB
 * 2nd Leadville Trail 100 MTB


 * 2023
 * 1st Wild Horse Gravel
 * 2nd Overall Migration Gravel Race
 * Record time of 12 days, 12 hours, and 21 minutes on Tour Divide trail
 * 1st Stage 2
 * 3rd Unbound Gravel 200


 * 2024
 * 1st Unbound Gravel 200