Michael Hepburn
Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991[3]) is an Australian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[4]
From Brisbane,[5] Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.[6][7]
Sporting achievements
Some of Hepburn's notable achievements include winning the Under 23 road race in the Australian Open Road Championships[8] (at just 18 years of age) and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark.[9] 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[10] before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships[11] 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.[12]
It was announced on 8 November 2011 that Hepburn would join the GreenEDGE team for their inaugural season in 2012.[13]
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France.[14]
Major results
Track
- 2009
- UCI Junior Track World Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2nd Team pursuit
- National Junior Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Omnium
- 2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics
- 2010
- Commonwealth Games
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Omnium, National Track Championships
- 1st Team pursuit, 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Melbourne
- 2011
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- Oceania Track Championships
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 1st Team pursuit
- National Track Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit
- 3rd Individual pursuit
- 3rd Points race
- 2012
- 2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2013
- UCI Track World Championships
- 1st Team pursuit
- 1st Individual pursuit
- 2016
- 1st Team pursuit, UCI Track World Championships
- 2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
Road
- 2009
- Tour of the Murray River
- 1st Stages 11 & 12
- 2010
- 1st 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 Time trial, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
- 6th Overall Olympia's Tour
- 2012
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 2nd Duo Normand (with Jens Mouris)
- 2014
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 3 (ITT) Tour of Qatar
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 2nd Team time trial, UCI Road World Championships
- 6th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
- 2015
- 1st Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
- 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia
- 3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
- 2016
- 3rd 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | 154 | 160 | 150 | 122 | — | — | DNF |
Tour de France | — | — | — | — | 117 | 146 | — |
Vuelta a España | Has not yet contested during career |
— | Did not compete |
---|---|
DNF | Did not finish |
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.
- "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.
- "2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
External links
Media related to Michael Hepburn at Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Hepburn at ProCyclingStats