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 | Team Dimension Data |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2011–2012 | Felt–Holowesko Partners |
| 2012 | → Garmin–Sharp |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2013–2014 | Garmin–Sharp |
| 2015–2016 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
| 2017– | Team Dimension Data |
| Major wins | |
Lachlan David Morton (born 2 January 1992) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Dimension Data in the UCI World Tour.[1] 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.[2][3]
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 teammate Ben King.[4] He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España.[5]
Major results
- 2009
- 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 1st
- 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
- 7th Overall Giro do Interior de São Paulo
- 2012
- 6th Overall Tour de la Guadeloupe
- 1st
- 1st
- 8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
- 2013
- 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 1st
- 1st
- Tour of Utah
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 2015
- 5th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 9th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 10th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2016
- 1st
- 1st Stages 3 & 7
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido
- 4th Overall Tour de Beauce
- 2017
- 7th Overall Tour of California
- 1st
- 1st
- 8th Overall Tour of Oman
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
| Grand Tour | 2017 |
|---|---|
 |
— |
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— |
 |
90 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
- ↑ "Outback trip leads Morton brothers to Jelly Belly". CyclingNews. CyclingNews. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2017 > 72nd Vuelta a España > Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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