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Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991) is an Australian track and road cyclist, who currently rides for
Individual pursuit
::2nd 
Team pursuit
: National Junior Championships
::1st 
Individual pursuit
::1st Team pursuit
::1st Omnium
: UCI World Cup Classics
::1st Team pursuit, 
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
;2012
: 2nd 
Team pursuit, Team pursuit
::1st Individual pursuit
;2016
: 1st 
Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
: 2nd Team pursuit,
Road race, National Under-23 Championships
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Time trial, Oceania Championships
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Giro d'Italia
: 3rd Overall
UCI WorldTeam
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. He is a two-time Olympics silver medalist.
From Brisbane
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, 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 2010UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...
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
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
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 season in 2012. In 2012, he won the silver medal in the men's team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics
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. He competed in the men's road race and the men's time trial at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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, finishing in 6th in the time trial.
He won silver in the same event at the 2016 Olympics
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In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the 2018 Tour de France
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.
Major results
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
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::1st Team pursuit, Melbourne
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;2010
: Commonwealth Games
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::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
;2012
: 2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
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;2013
: UCI World Championships
::1st Team pursuit
::1st Individual pursuit
;2016
: 1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
: 2nd Team pursuit, Olympic Games
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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
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: 3rd Rogaland GP
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: 9th Memorial Davide Fardelli
Memorial Davide Fardelli — Cronometro Individuale was a women's senior and men's under-23 time trial cycle race which took place in Italy and was ranked by the UCI as 1.2.
Previous winners
Men
Women
References
Cycle races in It ...
;2011
: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway
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: Tour de l'Avenir
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::1st Prologue & Stage 4
: 1st Stage 2 ( TTT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
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: 2nd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Under-23 Championships
: 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione
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: 3rd Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, UCI World Under-23 Championships
: 6th Overall Olympia's Tour
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History
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;2012
: 4th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Championships
;2013
: 2nd Team time trial
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The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
, UCI World Championships
: 2nd Duo Normand (with Jens Mouris)
;2014
: 1st Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Championships
: 1st Stage 3 (ITT
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B ...
) Tour of Qatar
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Giro d'Italia
: 2nd Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
, UCI World Championships
: 6th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, Commonwealth Games
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;2015
: 1st Time trial, Oceania Championships
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Giro d'Italia
: 3rd Overall Bay Classic Series
The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smalle ...
;2016
: 3rd Team time trial
A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events).
The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...
, UCI World Championships
;2017
: 1st Stage 2 Bay Classic Series
The Bay Classic Series (currently running as the Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits) is a road cycling race held annually in and around Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia
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: 4th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Championships
: 7th Hong Kong Challenge
;2019
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic
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: 5th Antwerp Port Epic
Antwerp Port Epic is a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was created in 2018 and is part of UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing
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;2020
: 1st Stage 1 ( TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
The Czech Cycling Tour is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the Olomouc region in the Czech Republic
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: 4th Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...
, National Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hepburn, Michael 1991 births Australian track cyclists Sportsmen from Queensland Cyclists from Brisbane Australian male cyclists UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Australian Institute of Sport cyclists Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Australia Living people Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games