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Lachlan Morton Tour Divide. 35 Posts 21 Users 50 Reactions 61 Views He had to ride it as an ITT as he couldn't make the Grand Depart. Decided to ride it with a decent amount of sleep to see if he could still be competitive. Turns out he could.12;12;21. 2,670 miles (4,296 KM) ridden. 192,000 Feet (58,521 meters) climbed. Two countries visited. Five states and 1 province crossed. Four storms weathered. Wild horses, wolves, elk, moose, deer, eagles, antelope, chinchillas and coyotes spotted. Unknown amounts of candy bars and gallons of milk consumed.Lachlan unclipped from his pedals at the US border with Mexico in Antelope Wells at 9:24pm Mountain Time. 12 days 12 hours 21 minutes was his time. His time from Canada to Mexico along the Divide will be talked about for a long, long time. To own a record, though, was never the point.Lachlan wanted to experience the big point-to-point in a mentally and physically sustainable way, at least for him. He pushed massive days in the saddle, but he also stopped to sleep and rest for 12 hours out of every 48. He was curious how fast he could go with such a plan. Now we know: Fast.Thank you to those along the way who cheered and who helped Lachy out when he rolled through town. And thank you to those who donated to Adventure for All — we’re at $20,050 raised, and you can still contribute.There’s more to come from this journey in the form of a full film with @hereorthereabouts , so stay tuned. Thank you for following the dot. We hope Lachlan’s ride inspires you to explore the world on two wheels.Now, time to get some rest.Head to the link in bio to catch up on Lachlan’s ride and to make a donation to

This week’s Debrief features Lachlan Morton’s new book, a smoke blue packraft, the Women’s Tour, a limited edition Jones, two events to follow live, and more. Find it all here… We started “The Debrief” on our YouTube channel last year as a way of highlighting the week’s news and things that caught our attention on the website, in the conversation, and elsewhere around the community. To take this a step further, we’re posting a weekly Debrief here on the site to highlight all of those things and more, including upcoming events and interesting things our readers shared in the comments. Check out this week’s findings below.Bits & BobsNew products that are worth highlighting but didn’t make the Dispatch…The Dot, by Lachlan MortonWhile everyone’s in the thick of the Tour de France, it’s fun to reflect on last year’s Tour when Lachlan decided to tackle his own journey with The Alt Tour—find our coverage here. In his new book, The Dot, Lachlan tells his side of the story of this crazy ride. The Alt Tour raised over $760,000 for World Bicycle Relief, a non-profit organization and Rapha Foundation grantee that delivers specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles for people in need.$30 / Details (not yet live on site, but should be soon)PNW Satellite Saddle BagThe new PNW Satellite Saddle Bag is a water-resistant, pint-sized saddle bag designed to hold ride essentials and other small items. It attaches under your saddle rails, has an adjustable compression strap, and is dropper-post friendly thanks to the removable bungee seatpost attachment. $39 / DetailsLimited Edition Kokopelli Packrafts in Smoke BlueIn celebration of their 10-year anniversary, Kokopelli launched a limited edition run of packafts in a Smoke Blue colorway. Their Rogue-Lite and Nirvana Self-Baling boats will be available in the new color and are available now. $899-1299 USD / Made in China / DetailsLimited Edition Jones OrangeJones Bikes just announced a restock of their SWB and LWB steel framesets, available in their standard matte black finish and a new limited edition Jones Orange paint. Prices start at $1,670 USD, and framesets are available now. $1670 USD / Made in Taiwan / DetailsNew Anodized Colors from Wheels ManufacturingColorado-based Wheels Manufacturing just expanded their color options with seven vivid new anodized options. They are currently available in their Universal Derailleur Hangers and seven different bottom bracket styles. These exciting new colors include Red, Orange, Pink, Teal, Blue, Purple,

To rest. Posted : 11/09/2023 9:11 pm Just seen a post from Tailfin saying he was "closely following the TD route" which I thought was an odd phrase. Amazing achievement, amazing athlete, great that he's being sensible with his rest policy. Posted : 11/09/2023 9:20 pm Just seen a post from Tailfin saying he was “closely following the TD route” which I thought was an odd phrase.Maybe referring to the fact that he had to take a couple of detours to avoid fires etc. (as mentioned in the video posted above).Still an epic achievement whichever way you look at it. I really enjoy the EF alt-tour type stuff as holistic approach to riding / racing bikes. Posted : 12/09/2023 7:17 am I really enjoy the EF alt-tour type stuff as holistic approach to riding / racing bikes.Definitely, and Lachlan is the ideal front man for it Posted : 12/09/2023 7:27 am It's all a game. Like life. It's up to the individual to decide what game he wants to play. The essay 'The Games climbers Play' reminds me how to think about these things. Posted : 12/09/2023 7:34 am If anyone isn't sure what Lachlan Morton is capable off, just go watch his Alt Tour from a few years ago. IIRC supported purely by whatever boulangeries he found en route. Man is an absolute monster, I'm sure he could've smashed the TD record "properly" if he'd wanted to Posted : 12/09/2023 7:53 am AD reacted Alt Tour from a few years ago. IIRC supported purely by whatever boulangeries he found en routeDid they also do the filming for the YouTube video? Posted : 12/09/2023 8:19 am Q&A posted on the EF pro cycling website: Posted : 13/09/2023 9:42 am Thanks @NewRetroTom, that was a good read. 👍 Posted : 13/09/2023

Show that they're another level. Posted : 11/09/2023 5:36 pm The route is done all the time by people who are truly supported. There are a few companies who do it.If you ride all the way from Banff to Antelope Wells, it's still a big achievement.Pretending things haven't moved on like the TD website is naive. Posted : 11/09/2023 5:48 pm Pretending things haven’t moved on like the TD website is naive.Yep it's. A bit like when after being in the adventure show folk started having sag wagons driving round on the snow roads audax with them.Glad that nonsense got quashed quickly. What the world needs is more cars following cyclists.I'm sure the film will be good though and I'm a big advocate of enforced sleep periods in these events so it's not a war of who can sleep least/who's lucky enough to survive. Posted : 11/09/2023 6:17 pm TD website hasn't been updated in nearly 10 years! Don't think it's pretending to be up to date or relevant to anything in particular. I guess it's more of a historical curiosity now. Posted : 11/09/2023 7:34 pm As long as people are open and honest about what interactions they had and were expecting with their crew, and as long as they didn’t break the basic rules of receiving any physical support we can all judge for ourselves whether we think it should count.Agreed. Basic rules and good style count. Totally solo on something that long is hard but I think people overestimate what having a crew following or even contact with them means, or at least in the case of riders like Lael Wilcox who's got nothing to prove in terms of solo racing resilience. Expect Lachlan Morton is made of the same stuff.An incredible ride, particularly with his approach