Lachlan David Morton (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional gravel and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam.
2011
Born and raised in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Morton spent the 2011 and 2012 seasons in the squad's development stable,.
2014
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".
2015
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.
2016
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.
2017
He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.
In 2017 the Morton brothers released a third documentary titled "Thereabouts Colombia" about cycling in Colombia.
2019
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.
2020
In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
Morton has participated in a number of ultra-distance cycling events and challenges.
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.
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.
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.
