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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Lachlan morton | History Defined

Quinn Simmons returns to Leadville Trail 100 MTB seven years on from his extraordinary teenage debut

Colorado native last competed at high-elevation mountain bike race in 2019 when he finished second

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Profound shakeups, spills, splashes and wild wheel changes at Unbound Gravel 2026 - Conclusions on what unravelled and what worked

Mother Nature dictated how unpredictable the 20th anniversary of Unbound 200 would be with 'biblical' weather

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'It was a day for the brave': Lachlan Morton one of a slew of riders to fall victim to crashes at Unbound 2026

A rain-soaked weekend saw some big names abandon the gravel race

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European champion Mads Würtz Schmidt survived rain, lightning, mechanicals and mud to win Unbound Gravel

Specialized Off-Road played its cards perfectly to take the first two spots on the podium.

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'This rainstorm that came in changed everything' - An inventory of crashes, mechanicals and course chaos at a muddy 2026 edition of Unbound Gravel

From Lachlan Morton to Nicole Frain and Peter Stetina there were plenty of riders who had a spanner thrown in the works through the Flint Hills of Kansas

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'This is my love letter back to the sport' - Peter Stetina hands out silver ingots to Paydirt winners Samara Sheppard and Justin Peck

Lachlan Morton goes third in elite field with fourth timed segment proving decisive

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'Not the gravel of old' – Safety, rules and fairness talk flares in aftermath of The Traka

Varying takes from riders including Romain Bardet, Nicole Frain and Lachlan Morton as competitors reflect on changing face of the race and sport

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Italian cobblers Fizik make Lachlan Morton's gravel-race shoes roomier

Stiffer, lighter, faster carbon sole gravel shoes from Italian asthetes, Fizik. For the discerning gravel racer who doesn't have to pay for their own shoes.

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Dr Hutch doesn't do much off road riding, there are too many categories of bike: And he keeps falling off

Is an endurance bike with space for extra wide tyres really a racing gravel bike, and is a cross bike just a gravel bike with narrower tyres?

Cycling Weekly

Life Time Grand Prix 2026

US collection of off-road races offers $350,000 overall series purse plus $240,000 across six individual events

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Nicole Frain sweeps RADL GRVL and first-ever Oceania Gravel Championship for elite women while Romain Bardet earns gravel race victory for elite men

Unbound Gravel 200 winner Cameron Jones survives two punctures to finish second overall and earn Oceania title

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Seven stand-out stories that made their mark on the 2025 gravel season

Live broadcasts at The Traka and Unbound fed the growing appetite for global gravel, while riders like Cameron Jones, Geerike Schreurs, Rob Britton and Nicole Frain found fame

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'I don't think I ever relaxed, I was always pushing as hard as I could': meet Jenson Young, who beat Lachlan Morton and set a new course record at the 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross

The 24-year-old took the win and a new course record in epic mountain cyclo-cross event, ahead of the former WorldTour pro

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'Cycling owes me nothing, I owe it everything' - Nathan Haas makes Ranxo Gravel his last race as a professional cyclist

After 20 years across road and gravel racing, Australian said career as a pro 'not a joke, it hardens you, makes you more durable, makes you a better person'

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Racing for joy: How Ian Boswell balances family, work and gravel’s new era

The former WorldTour pro reflects on life after the peloton, honouring Sule Kangangi and navigating gravel’s commercial evolution

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Rosa Klöser edges Geerike Schreurs on debut at muddy CORE4 in Iowa for second consecutive win in Gravel Earth Series

Julien Gagne takes solo men's victory ahead of Adam Roberge and Tobias Kongstad

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Racing the savannahs and wildlife trails of Kenya –Haley Hunter Smith and Lukas Baum win four-stage Migration Gravel Race

Hunter Smith holds off powerful chase from early leader Xaverine Nirere in women's race as Baum fights back from flat on final stage to retain lead ahead of defending champion Hans Becking

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'We were shattered. It took an eight-hour chase' – Rob Britton recalls overnight pursuit, catch and pass of Lachlan Morton for dramatic win at Unbound Gravel XL

'I look at a globe and decide where I want to go, not a calendar' says Canadian endurance rider about his second career on a bike

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Lachlan Morton hails the new generation and declares a rekindled love of road racing

The Aussie has started watching road racing since going ultra, and reveals his surprising favourite ride snack

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Unbound Gravel XL: Rob Britton outlasts Lachlan Morton for overall win while Heather Jackson scores solo women's victory

Both Britton and Jackson record fastest times on 350-mile course

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Rob Britton smashes 350-mile Unbound XL record in exciting duel with Lachlan Morton

With a time of just under 18 hours, Britton shattered the previous record by 2 hours and 16 minutes

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More risks, a fear of negative racing and the mud - pros predict how Unbound Gravel will play out

From breakaway hopes to tactical alliances, riders weigh in on what could shape the world’s premier gravel race.

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'Not looking at what the finish line can bring me' – Lachlan Morton embraces the journey, not the race, as he brings a new perspective to Unbound Gravel in 2025

2024 Unbound 200 winner 'drowns out the hype' as he embraces fresh challenge with XL start

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With pros now flocking to the 350-mile Unbound XL, has the elite race lost the gravel spirit?

Lachlan Morton, Laurens ten Dam, Ted King, Heather Jackson, Lael Wilcox, Serena Bishop Gordon. The XL race is heating up; why is that?

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'I don't know if I'll be flying or dying' - David Millar to race Unbound Gravel alongside elites

Retired pro set for debut at gravel calendar's biggest date

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