Michael Hepburn
Australian racing cyclist

Michael Hepburn

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Australian racing cyclist
Gender:
Male
Places:
Australia
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Work field:
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Birth:
17 August 1991(Brisbane)
Star sign:
Leo
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Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991) is an Australian track and road cyclist from Brisbane. Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.

Sporting achievements

Some of Hepburn's notable achievements include winning the Under 23 road race in the Australian Open Road Championships (at just 18 years of age) and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark. He first truly caught the eye of the Australian cycling community back in 2009 when he broke the world record in the U19 3000m Individual Pursuit at the 2009 Australian Track Championships before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Russia. He recently competed at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal in the Individual pursuit and a gold in the Team pursuit.

It was announced on 8 November 2011 that Hepburn would join the GreenEDGE team for their inaugural season in 2012.

Career achievements

Track

2009
UCI World Junior Track 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
UCI Track World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Beijing
1st 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 Team pursuit, UCI Track World Cup, 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 World Track 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 National Under-23 Road Race Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
3rd Rogaland GP
9th Memorial Davide Fardelli
2011
1st Stage 2 Glava Tour of Norway
1st Prologue Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 2 (TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
2nd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World Under-23 Time Trial Championships
6th Overall Olympia's Tour
2012
4th National Time Trial Championships
2013
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World Team Time Trial Championships
2nd Duo Normand (with Jens Mouris)
2014
1st MaillotAustralia.PNG National Time Trial Championships
1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World Team Time Trial Championships
2015
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
2016
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World Team Time Trial Championships
2017
1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
4th National Time Trial Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2014 2015 2016
Pink jersey Giro 154 160 150
Yellow jersey Tour - - -
red jersey Vuelta - - -

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress