Source: www.velonews.com --- Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Lachlan Morton quietly made his return to the WorldTour in January at Australia’s Santos Tour down Under. Several weeks later at the Tour of Oman, Morton wasn’t so quiet. Morton rode aggressively near the front of the pack on Oman’s hardest days, finishing 14th on stage 2, 10th on stage 3, and 7th on the stage 5 climb to Green Mountain. On that stage, Morton attacked near the base of the climb, hoping to set up his Dimension Data teammate Merhawdi Kudus. He finished the Tour of Oman in 8th place, just 1:21 down on winner Ben Hermans. More on Lachlan Morton Best of 2016 VeloNews awards Lachlan Morton Q&A: Motivated, focused, confident Dimension Data picks up domestic climber Morton Six domestic riders who might be ready for the WorldTour More on Lachlan Morton Best of 2016 VeloNews awards A look at some of the awards we handed out at the conclusion of the 2016 season. VeloNews caught up with Morton to talk about Oman, the season ahead, and whether or not he’ll start a grand tour in 2018. VN: Take us through your result at the Tour of Oman Lachlan Morton: I could feel I was riding really well. I had been home [in Australia] training, and we were close to pulling off a win for Nathan [Haas] and got close but it didn’t quite fall that way. On the Green Mountain, [Kudus] and I were the two guys to go for it, and the plan was for me to attack early on the climb to get rid of the guys with teammates, and if everyone was by themselves, t ...
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