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Lachlan Morton is no stranger to pushing boundaries, but his latest challenge took ultra-endurance cycling to a whole new level. In September 2024, the EF Education-EasyPost rider set out to break the Around-Australia cycling record, covering over 14,200 km in less than 40 days. Battling extreme heat, exhaustion, and the relentless Australian outback, Mortons journeycaptured in the feature-length film The Great Southern Countryshowcases his endurance, determination, and unique approach to long-distance riding. Heres a look at how he took on one of the toughest endurance challenges ever attempted.Australia’s Lachlan Morton rides for the UCI World Tour team EF Education First-Easy Post but his career as a cyclist has taken a very different direction from what he might have envisaged when…