Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991[3]) is an Australian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[4] He is a two-time Olympics silver medalist.[5]
From Brisbane,[6] Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.[7][8]
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Sporting achievements
Some of Hepburn's notable achievements include winning the Under 23 road race in the Australian Open Road Championships when he was just 18,[9] and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark.[10] In 2009 he broke the world record in the U19 3000m Individual Pursuit at the 2009 Australian Track Championships[11] before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships[12] in Russia. He competed at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in the Individual pursuit and a gold in the Team pursuit.[13]
It was announced on 8 November 2011 that Hepburn would join the GreenEDGE team for their inaugural season in 2012.[14] In 2012, he won the silver medal in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics.[5] He competed in the men's road race and the men's time trial at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, finishing in 6th in the time trial.[15]
He won silver in the same event at the 2016 Olympics.[5]
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[16]
Major results
Road
- 2009
- Tour of the Murray River
- 1st Stages 11 & 12
- 2010
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 3rd Rogaland GP
- 9th Memorial Davide Fardelli
- 2011
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway
- Tour de l'Avenir
- 1st Prologue & Stage 4
- 1st Stage 2 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
- 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
- 3rd
- 6th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 2012
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2013
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI World Championships
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Jens Mouris)
- 2014
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2nd
- 6th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
- 2015
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
- 2016
- 3rd
- 2017
- 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 7th Hong Kong Challenge
- 2019
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- 5th Antwerp Port Epic
- 2020
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
- 4th Time trial, National Championships
- 2024
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Okolo Slovenska
- 3rd Time trial, National Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | 154 | 160 | 150 | 122 | — | — | DNF | 120 | 112 | 77 | 115 |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 117 | 146 | — | — | — | — | |
Vuelta a España | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | DNF |
— | Did not compete |
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DNF | Did not finish |
Track
- 2010
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st
- 3rd
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Melbourne
- 2011
- UCI World Championships
- 1st
- 3rd
- 1st
- Oceania Championships
- National Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Beijing
- 2012
- UCI World Championships
- 1st
- 2nd
- 1st
- National Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, London
- 2nd
- 2013
- UCI World Championships
- 1st
- 1st
- 1st
- 2016
- 1st
- 2nd
References
- ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020". Mitchelton–Scott. New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Jayco-Skins team page". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Michael Hepburn Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "AOC competitor profile: Michael Hepburn". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Hepburn wins Australian U23 road title". SBS Cycling Central. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Three-man Australia win world team pursuit gold". SBS Cycling Central. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cadence Cycling. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ Michael Whiting. "Brookfield's Michael Hepburn wins gold". Westside News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "GreenEdge completes 2012 roster with Durbridge, Hepburn". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Michael Hepburn Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
- Michael Hepburn at UCI
- Michael Hepburn at Cycling Archives
- Michael Hepburn at ProCyclingStats
- Michael Hepburn at Cycling Quotient
- Michael Hepburn at CycleBase