Lachlan Norris (born 21 January 1987) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist,[2] who rode professionally between 2009 and 2018 for the Team Jayco, Team Raleigh, Drapac Professional Cycling (two spells) and UnitedHealthcare teams.[3]
 Norris in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lachlan Norris |
| Born | 21 January 1987 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road, Mountain Bike XC |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2009 | Team Jayco |
| 2010–2012 | Drapac–Porsche Cycling |
| 2013 | Team Raleigh |
| 2014–2016 | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| 2017–2018 | UnitedHealthcare[1] |
Prior to his career on the road, Norris represented Australia at 8 World Mountain Bike Championships from 2004 to 2011.
Major results
edit- 2005
- 1st Australian Mountain Bike Championships, Junior XC
- 2006
- 3rd Australian Mountain Bike Championships, U23 XC
- 2007
- 2nd Australian Mountain Bike Championships, U23 XC
- 2009
- 1st Australian Mountain Bike Championships, U23 XC
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2011
- 4th Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 9th Overall Tour of Wellington
- 2012
- 1st
Overall Tour of Tasmania - 2013
- 1st Mountains classification Circuit des Ardennes
- 2014
- 3rd
Time trial, Oceania Road Championships - 4th Overall Tour de Korea
- 6th Overall Tour de Kumano
- 10th Overall Tour of Utah
- 2015
- 6th Overall USA Pro Cycling Challenge
- 6th Overall Tour of Utah
- 1st Stage 7
- 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 9th Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
- 2016
- 5th Road race, Oceania Road Championships
- 8th Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 9th Overall Flèche du Sud
- 2017
- 5th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2018
- 7th Chrono Kristin Armstrong
References
edit- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (20 September 2016). "Acevedo, Mannion and Norris bring climbing strength to UnitedHealthcare in 2017". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Lachlan Norris". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (4 January 2019). "How domestic pro riders endured the bitter 2018 off-season". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
Throughout the journey, Norris came to peace with a decision he had made during the frustrating final weeks of the season. At 31 he was ready to retire from the sport.
External links
edit- Lachlan Norris at UCI
- Lachlan Norris at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Lachlan Norris at ProCyclingStats
- Lachlan Norris at Cycling Quotient
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