Michael Hepburn

Michael Hepburn
Personal information
Full name Michael David Hepburn
Nickname Heppy/Pup
Born August 17, 1991 (1991-08-17) (age 20)
Brisbane, Australia
Team information
Current team GreenEDGE
Discipline Track and road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2010–2011
2012–		 Team Jayco-Skins
GreenEDGE
Infobox last updated on
1 January 2012

Michael Hepburn (born 17 August 1991[1]) is an Australian track and road cyclist from Brisbane.[2] Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.[3][4]

Sporting Achievements

Some of Hepburn's most recent notable achievements include winning the Under 23 road race in the Australian Open Road Championships[5] (at just 18 years of age) and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark.[6] 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[7] before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships[8] 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.[9] For now, Hepburn has got his focus set on competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games and he was aiming to sign with a UCI Professional Continental team sometime in the near future.[10]

It was announced on 8 November 2011 that Hepburn would join the GreenEDGE team for their inaugural season in 2012.[11]

Career Highlights[12]

2009
  • 1st teams pursuit 2009–10 Track World Cup AUS
  • 1st U19 Individual Pursuit Junior World Championships RUS (WR)
  • 1st U19 Individual Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA (WR)
  • 1st U19 omnium Australian Championships SA
  • 1st U19 team pursuit Australian Championships SA
  • 1st Team Pursuit Aust Youth Olympic Festival NSW
  • 1st Stage 11 Tour of the Murray River VIC
  • 1st Stage 12 Tour of the Murray River VIC
  • 2nd team pursuit Junior World Championships RUS
  • 2nd U19 kilometre time trial Australian Championships SA
2010
  • 1st Teams Pursuit 2010/11 UCI Track World Cup – Melbourne Round AUS
  • 1st Individual Pursuit 2011 Oceania Track Championships SA
  • 1st Teams Pursuit 2011 Oceania Track Championships SA
  • 1st Teams Pursuit Commonwealth Games IND
  • 1st Team Time Trial Stage 1 U23 International Thuringen-Rundfahrt GER
  • 1st Teams Pursuit UCI Track World Championships DEN
  • 1st U23 Road Race Australian Open Road Championships VIC
  • 1st Omnium Australian Track Championships SA
  • 3rd Individual Pursuit Commonwealth Games IND
  • 3rd Stage 7 Time Trial Olympia's Tour NED
  • 3rd Rogaland Grand Prix NOR
  • 4th Individual Pursuit Australian Track Championships SA
  • 4th Points Race Australian Track Championships SA
  • 7th Stage 1 Prologue Olympia's Tour NED
2011
  • 1st Stage 2 Tour of Norway NOR
  • 1st Team Pursuit UCI Track World Championships NED
  • 2nd Stage 5 Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
  • 2nd ITT Prologue Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
  • 2nd Gran Premio della Liberazione ITA
  • 2nd Team Pursuit Cycling Australia Track National Championships NSW
  • 2nd U23 Time Trial Cycling Australia Road National Championships VIC
  • 3rd Individual Pursuit UCI Track World Championships NED
  • 3rd Points Race Cycling Australia Track National Championships NSW
  • 3rd Individual Pursuit Cycling Australia Track National Championships NSW
  • 6th Overall GC Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED
  • 15th Stage 2 Royal Smilde Olympia’s Tour NED

References

  1. ^ "Jayco-Skins team page". Cycling Australia. http://www.teamjaycoskins.com/team-members/michael-hepburn. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  2. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=17144. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=17144. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "AOC competitior profile: Michael Hepburn". Australian Olympic Committee. http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A31418-D601-9A7E-4D1DD6D9B8106735/displayPage3Col. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "Hepburn wins Australian U23 road title". SBS Cycling Central. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/7257/Hepburn-wins-Australian-U23-road-title. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  6. ^ "Three-man Australia win world team pursuit gold". SBS Cycling Central. http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/9467/Three-man-Australia-win-world-team-pursuit-gold. Retrieved 18 June 2010. 
  7. ^ "Athlete Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cadence Cycling. http://www.cadencecycling.com.au/michael-hepburn. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cycling Australia. http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=17144. Retrieved 16 April 2010. 
  9. ^ Michael Whiting. "Brookfield's Michael Hepburn wins gold". Westside News. http://westside-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/brookfields-michael-hepburn-wins-gold/. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
  10. ^ "Athlete Profile: Michael Hepburn". Cadence Cycling. http://www.cadencecycling.com.au/michael-hepburn. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  11. ^ "GreenEdge completes 2012 roster with Durbridge, Hepburn". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 8 November 2011. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greenedge-completes-2012-roster-with-durbridge-hepburn. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  12. ^ "Michael Hepburn: Results". Cycling Australia. http://www.teamjaycoskins.com/node/159. Retrieved 10 October 2010. 
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