Michael Hepburn

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Michael Hepburn
Michael Hepburn 2016.jpg
Hepburn at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameMichael David Hepburn
NicknameHeppy
Born (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 32)
Brisbane, Australia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange–Jayco
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeEndurance (track)
Prologue specialist (road)
Professional teams
2010–2011Team Jayco–Skins
2012–GreenEDGE[1][2]
Major wins
Grand Tours
Giro d'Italia
2 TTT stages (2014, 2015)

One-day races and Classics

National Time Trial Championships (2014)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Copenhagen Under-23 time trial
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2012 Melbourne Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Individual pursuit
Representing
Orica–GreenEDGE (2013–2014)
Orica–BikeExchange (2016)
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tuscany Team time trial
Silver medal – second place 2014 Ponferrada Team time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Doha Team time trial

Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991[3]) is an Australian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco.[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]

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

Track

2009
UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
National Junior Track Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Individual pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Team pursuit
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium
2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Beijing
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, Melbourne
2010
Commonwealth Games
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Omnium, National Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
2011
UCI Track World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
Oceania Track Championships
1st Gold medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team pursuit
National Track Championships
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Points race
2012
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
2013
UCI Track World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games

Road

2009
Tour of the Murray River
1st Stages 11 & 12
2010
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
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 Road Championships
2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
6th Overall Olympia's Tour
2012
4th Time trial, National Road Championships
2013
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2nd Duo Normand (with Jens Mouris)
2014
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
6th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
2015
1st OceaniaChampionJersey.png Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
2016
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
2017
1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
4th Time trial, National Road 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
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
8th Road race

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 154 160 150 122 — — DNF 120 112
A yellow jersey Tour de France — — — — 117 146 — — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España Has not yet contested during career
Legend
— Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Jayco-Skins team page". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  4. ^ "GreenEDGE Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  8. ^ "AOC competitor profile: Michael Hepburn". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Hepburn wins Australian U23 road title". SBS Cycling Central. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  10. ^ "Three-man Australia win world team pursuit gold". SBS Cycling Central. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Athlete Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cadence Cycling. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  12. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  13. ^ Michael Whiting. "Brookfield's Michael Hepburn wins gold". Westside News. Archived from the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  14. ^ "GreenEdge completes 2012 roster with Durbridge, Hepburn". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Michael Hepburn Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  16. ^ "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

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