Racing the Pony Express - Lachlan Morton

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Last month, I wrote about Stacey Duffy, an Australian cyclist who broke the Australia Record, for fastest unsupported circumference of Australia on a bicycle. This is about a male Australian cyclist who is going for a different endurance record. Lachlan Morton, (who has done the Australian circumnavigation) is a professional cyclist who rides, at the moment, for EF Education First - Easy Post (he has announced that he is leaving the team.) In addition to racing, Morton also does cycling endurance attempts on his own. In just two days, Lachlan Morton will set off from St. Joseph, Missouri in an attempt to break the record for the Pony Express route. That’s 3,164 kilometers, or 1,964 miles. He is trying to beat the horses (the record was the delivery of President Lincoln’s Inaugural Address, 7 days, 17 hours.) Morton will be using three different bikes (based upon terrain) to keep the original practice of changing horses going, and will even carry letters to get the full experience. He will face many tough stretches that he will have to ride unsupported. The route passes through six states, ending in Sacramento, California. Go Lachlan! Link is to an interview with Morton after he won the 2026 3 Peaks Cyclcross race: