Lachlan Norris

The 24-year-old Victorian is an experienced mountain biker who has represented Australia for the past eight years, but he is equally competitive on the road, taking out the King of the Mountain jersey at the Tour of Wellington in 2010. Norris will continue to participate at high levels in both mountain biking and road cycling until after the London Olympics where he aims to represent his country. Norris is a hard-working rider with many titles in both disciplines to his name, including Oceanic champion, national champion, national series champion and multiple time winners of the national mountain bike series, allowing Norris to bring a wealth of experience to Team UniSA.

Date of birth	21st January 1987
Born	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Lives	Bakers Creek, Victoria
Height	177cm
Weight	69kg
Club	Central Victoria Rocky Riders
Professional team	Drapac Professional Cycling Team
Bike	Giant TCR Advanced SL1
Longest distance on a bike	246km
Career highlights	2nd Young Rider Classification Giro Di Padania (2.1)2011 IT 12th Giro Di Padania (2.1) 2011 IT 4th Tour de Taiwan (2.2) 2011 TW 5th Australian Open Road Championships 2011 5th Stage 4 Jayco Herald Sun Tour (2.1) 2011 AUS 1st Stage 3 Langkawi International MTB Challenge MAS 2011 1st Short Track 2010/11 Jayco Australian MTB Series - Mt Buller Round 2011 (AUS) 2nd Cross Country Australian Mountain Bike Championships 2011 (AUS) 11th U23 World MTB Championships 2011 1st Overall XCO MTB National Series 2010 (AUS) 1st King of the Mountain Tour of Wellington 2010 (NZL) 2nd Tour of Wellington 2010 (NZL) 2nd XCO Australian MTB Championships 2010 (AUS) 2nd XCO Oceania MTB Championships 2010 (NZL) 1st U23 XCO Oceania MTB Championships 2009 (AUS)
Ambitions for 2012	Stages at TDU, Olympic Games (MTB)
STDU Appearances	2012 is first STDU appearance
Someone you look up to	José Ramos-Horta
Favourite riding conditions	Hilly and warm
Cycling tip for the average rider	Have fun!
Favourite food	Mum's lasagna
Other interests	Surfing, fishing, motorbikes, music and mates
How do you prepare for the Tour?	Unfortunately I had a bad crash in training two weeks before which changed my preparations

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