Michael Hepburn
Australian racing cyclist
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]
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 Road race , National Under-23 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 Championships
2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
3rd Time trial , UCI World Under-23 Championships
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 Time trial , National Championships
1st Stage 3 (ITT ) Tour of Qatar
1st Stage 1 (TTT ) Giro d'Italia
2nd Team time trial , UCI World Championships
6th Time trial , Commonwealth Games
2015
1st Time trial, Oceania Championships
1st Stage 1 (TTT ) Giro d'Italia
3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
2016
3rd Team time trial , UCI World Championships
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
Legend
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Did not compete
DNF
Did not finish
Track
2009
UCI World Junior Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
National Junior Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
1st Omnium
UCI World Cup Classics
1st Team pursuit, Beijing
1st Team pursuit, Melbourne
2010
Commonwealth Games
1st Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit , UCI World Championships
1st Omnium, National Championships
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics , Melbourne
2011
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
Oceania Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Team pursuit
National Championships
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
3rd Points race
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup , Beijing
2012
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
2nd Individual pursuit
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
2nd Team pursuit
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup , London
2nd Team pursuit , Olympic Games
2013
UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit
2016
1st Team pursuit , UCI World Championships
2nd Team pursuit , Olympic Games
References
External links
Media related to Michael Hepburn at Wikimedia Commons
1990s
1993 : Australia, Brett Aitken , Stuart O'Grady , Billy Shearsby , Tim O'Shannessey
1994 : Germany, Guido Fulst , Andreas Bach , Jens Lehmann , Danilo Hondo
1995 : Australia, Bradley McGee , Stuart O'Grady , Rodney McGee , Tim O'Shannessey
1996 : Italy, Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citton , Andrea Collinelli , Mauro Trentini
1997 : Italy, Cristiano Citton , Mario Benetton , Adler Capelli , Andrea Collinelli
1998 : Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko , Sergiy Matveyev , Oleksandr Fedenko , Oleksandr Klymenko
1999 : Germany, Robert Bartko , Jens Lehmann , Daniel Becke , Guido Fulst
2000s
2000 : Germany, Guido Fulst , Sebastian Siedler , Daniel Becke , Jens Lehmann
2001 : Ukraine, Alexander Symonenko , Serhii Cherniavskyi , Lyubomyr Polatayko , Oleksandr Fedenko
2002 : Australia, Peter Dawson , Brett Lancaster , Stephen Wooldridge , Luke Roberts
2003 : Australia, Graeme Brown , Peter Dawson , Brett Lancaster , Luke Roberts
2004 : Australia, Ashley Hutchinson , Luke Roberts , Peter Dawson , Stephen Wooldridge
2005 : Great Britain, Steve Cummings , Rob Hayles , Paul Manning , Chris Newton
2006 : Australia, Peter Dawson , Matthew Goss , Mark Jamieson , Stephen Wooldridge
2007 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Geraint Thomas , Paul Manning , Bradley Wiggins
2008 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Geraint Thomas , Paul Manning , Bradley Wiggins
2009 : Denmark, Casper Jørgensen , Jens-Erik Madsen , Michael Færk Christensen , Alex Rasmussen , Michael Mørkøv
2010s
2010 : Australia, Jack Bobridge , Rohan Dennis , Michael Hepburn , Cameron Meyer
2011 : Australia, Jack Bobridge , Rohan Dennis , Michael Hepburn , Luke Durbridge
2012 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Peter Kennaugh , Steven Burke , Geraint Thomas , Andy Tennant
2013 : Australia, Glenn O'Shea , Alex Edmondson , Mitchell Mulhern , Alexander Morgan
2014 : Australia, Glenn O'Shea , Alex Edmondson , Luke Davison , Miles Scotson
2015 : New Zealand, Pieter Bulling , Dylan Kennett , Alex Frame , Marc Ryan
2016 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Michael Hepburn , Callum Scotson , Miles Scotson , Alexander Porter , Luke Davison
2017 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Cameron Meyer , Alexander Porter , Nick Yallouris , Kelland O'Brien , Rohan Wight
2018 : Great Britain, Ed Clancy , Kian Emadi , Ethan Hayter , Charlie Tanfield
2019 : Australia, Sam Welsford , Leigh Howard , Alexander Porter , Cameron Scott , Kelland O'Brien
2020s
2020 : Denmark, Lasse Norman Hansen , Julius Johansen , Frederik Rodenberg , Rasmus Pedersen
2021 : Italy, Liam Bertazzo , Simone Consonni , Filippo Ganna , Jonathan Milan , Francesco Lamon
2022 : Great Britain, Ethan Hayter , Oliver Wood , Ethan Vernon , Daniel Bigham
2023 : Denmark, Niklas Larsen , Carl-Frederik Bévort , Lasse Norman Leth , Rasmus Pedersen , Frederik Rodenberg
Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds.