Morton puts gravel plans on hold but is relishing a 'throwback' challenge in July

Lachlan Morton
Lachlan Morton (Image credit: EF Pro Cycling)

EF Education-Nippo road and gravel racer Lachlan Morton has revealed that he is planning to take part in what he describes as “a big sort of ultra thing” in July.

“I don’t think I’m allowed to talk about yet, but it’s definitely gonna be a throwback to early, early cycling, which I’m excited about,” the Australian told Cyclingnews prior to the start of the third stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in Langeac.

“I don’t know when it’s going to be announced, but I can say that it’ll be cool. It’s one of those things that’s so daunting that it’s exciting. It’ll be fun.”

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Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. He is the author of The Monuments: The Grit and the Glory of Cycling's Greatest One-Day Races (Bloomsbury, March 2014) and has translated Christophe Bassons' autobiography, A Clean Break (Bloomsbury, July 2014). 

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