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Michael Hepburn (cyclist)
Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991) is an Australian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is a two-time Olympics silver medalist. 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 when he was just 18, and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark. In 2009 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 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 team for their inaugural se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Tour Of Britain
The 2016 Tour of Britain was a nine-stage men's professional road cycling race. It was the thirteenth running of the modern version of the Tour of Britain and the 76th British tour in total. The race started on 4 September in Glasgow and finished on 11 September in London. The race was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour. rider Steve Cummings became the first British rider to win the Tour overall since Bradley Wiggins in 2013, as well as improving upon two previous runner-up finishes to win the race for the first time. Cummings finished second on the second stage in Cumbria, and assumed the race lead from Belgium's Julien Vermote () at the summit finish at Haytor, and maintained the yellow jersey over the final two days. Cummings eventually won the race by 26 seconds ahead of Australian rider Rohan Dennis of the – who won the circuit race in Bristol on the penultimate day – while the podium was completed by Tom Dumoulin from the Netherlands, riding for , 12 seconds behinds De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
