Lachlan Morton had been hoping to find the ideal combination of "good luck" and "good legs" in this
Gravel">Unbound Gravel, which he ultimately did. Yet he was still missing a little bit to be able to raise his hands in finish as he crossed the line in third place.
"I'm here to race, yeah, but I was just stoked to have a nice day out there. You know, it was a really good group of guys. Good, fair race," said Morton, who crashed out of the race last year.