Hitting halfway – Lachlan Morton delivers 600km day in west as he whips through lap of Australia

Intense heat, smoke from burn-offs and the swelling of his achilles have been among the obstacles for Lachlan Morton in recent days but, despite the challenges, the EF Education-EasyPost rider is still tracking well ahead of target as he hits the halfway mark of his around Australia record attempt.

Morton had clocked up 6,989 km of his expected 14,201km ride as he settled in for a rest at the end of a huge day 15, stopping at Western Australia’s Port Headland, a major hub for the shipping of iron ore from the Pilbara region. He then set off into the dark in the early hours of Friday morning and not long after dawn had accumulated enough extra distance to hit the halfway mark of 7,100.5km on the road to Karratha.