Lachlan Morton

Morton has participated in a number of ultra-distance cycling events and challenges. In 2014 he completed a 2,500 kilometre ride from Port Macquarie to Uluru with his brother Angus Morton. The brothers made a documentary film about the ride titled "Thereabouts".[10][11][12] In 2015 "Thereabouts Reprise" was released about a 600 mile ride across the Colorado Rockies that Morton completed with his brother and professional cyclists Taylor Phinney and Cameron Wurf.[13] In 2017 the Morton brothers released a third documentary titled "Thereabouts Colombia" about cycling in Colombia.[14][15]

In 2019 Morton participated in Dirty Kanza, Leadville 100, GBDuro and Three Peaks Cyclocross as part of EF Pro Cycling's alternative calendar.[16][17] He was first to finish the 2019 GBDuro, a 2,000 kilometre challenge from Land's End to John o' Groats in the United Kingdom.[18] In May 2020 he set a new record of 11 hours and 14 minutes for the 140km Kokopelli Trail in the United States.[19] In September 2020 he won the Badlands, a 700 kilometre race across the Iberian Peninsula.[20]

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.[21][22][23] [24] Since then, Alberto Contador surpassed Morton’s time by more than 2 minutes.[25]