Lachlan Morton
 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 | Jelly Belly-Maxxis |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2010 | Holowesko Partners |
| 2011 | Chipotle Dev Team |
| 2012 | → Garmin–Sharp |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2013–2014 | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2015– | Jelly Belly-Maxxis |
| Major wins | |
|
Infobox last updated on 9 May 2016 | |
Lachlan David Morton (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI America Tour Team Jelly Belly-Maxxis.[1][2] Born 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.[3][4]
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. The move will reunite him with former Garmin team-mate Ben King.[5]
Major results
- 2009
- 5th National Time Trial Championships
- 2010
- 1st
Overall Tour de l'Abitibi
- 1st Stages 3 & 6
- 7th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Cascade Classic
- 3rd Overall Tour of the Gila
- 6th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 10th National Time Trial Championships
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour de la Guadeloupe
- 8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 10th National Time Trial Championships
- 2013
- 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- Tour of Utah
- 1st
Young rider classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2015
- 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 9th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 10th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2016
- 1st Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
- 1st Overall Tour of the Gila
- 1st Stage 1
- 4th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido
References
- ↑ "Outback trip leads Morton brothers to Jelly Belly". CyclingNews. CyclingNews. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Profile of Lachlan Morton". Cannondale–Drapac. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Lachlan Morton Interview: Big name to watch". VeloNation. Chevy Chase, Maryland: VeloNation LLC. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Morton signs with Garmin-Sharp". SBS One. Artarmon, New South Wales: Special Broadcasting Service. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh (29 September 2016). "King, Thwaites and Morton join Dimension Data for 2017". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lachlan Morton at Cycling Base". Cycling Base. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ↑ "Lachlan Morton at Cycling Quotient". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
External links
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- Lachlan Morton profile at Cycling Archives
- Cycling Base: Lachlan Morton
- Cycling Quotient: Lachlan Morton
- Garmin-Sharp: Lachlan Morton
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