The professional rider says the demands of the outback odyssey are ‘wildly different’ from racing as he eyes fastest circumnavigation
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“It’s not a holiday,” says Lachlan Morton, an Australian professional cyclist more than one-third of his way through an epic quest to cycle around Australia.
More than a century ago, in June 1899, Arthur Richardson left Perth to ride the circumference of the Australian continent. He returned 245 days later. Richardson’s epic journey was part of a movement of long-distance cycling, known as “the Overlanders”, which flourished at the turn of the century.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/sep/17/its-a-lot-of-pedalling-mate-cyclist-lachlan-morton-making-record-pace-in-14200km-journey-around-australia
Author : Kieran Pender
Publish date : 2024-09-17 02:31:07
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