{{short description|Australian racing cyclist (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Michael Hepburn | image = Michael Hepburn 2016.jpg | caption = Hepburn at the [[2016 Tour of Britain]] | fullname = Michael David Hepburn | nickname = Heppy | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|8|17}} | birth_place = [[Brisbane]], Australia | height = {{height|m=1.86}} | weight = {{convert|76|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}} | currentteam = {{UCI team code|OBE}} | disciplines = {{ubl|[[Track cycling|Track]]|[[Road bicycle racing|Road]]}} | role = Rider (retired) | ridertype = Endurance (track)<br>Prologue specialist (road) | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 2010–2011 | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|JAY|2010}} | proyears2 = 2012–2025 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|MTS men|2012a}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mitchelton-scott-finalise-25-rider-roster-for-2019/|title=Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|date=15 November 2018|access-date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.greenedgecycling.com/news/wins-from-january-to-october-mitchelton-scott-men-confirm-roster-and-goals-for-2020|title=Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020|work={{UCI team code|MTS men|2020}}|publisher=New Global Cycling Services|date=11 December 2019|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> | majorwins = ;''Road'' '''[[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tours]]''' :'''[[Giro d'Italia]]''' ::2 TTT stages ([[2014 Giro d'Italia|2014]], [[2015 Giro d'Italia|2015]]) '''[[Classic cycle race|One-day races and Classics]]''' :[[Australian National Time Trial Championships|National Time Trial Championships]] (2014) ;''Track'' :'''[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]''' ::[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] ([[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|2012]], [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|2013]]) ::[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ([[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|2010]], [[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|2011]], [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|2013]], [[2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|2014]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2011 UCI Road World Championships|2011 Copenhagen]]|[[2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Under-23 time trial]]}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[track cycling]]}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track Cycling World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2010 Ballerup]]|[[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2011 Apeldoorn]]|[[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2012 Melbourne]]|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2013 Minsk]]|[[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|2013 Minsk|[[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2016 London]]|[[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|2012 Melbourne]]|[[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Apeldoorn|[[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]]}} {{MedalCountry|<br>{{nowrap|{{UCI team code|OBE|2014}} (2013–2014)<br>{{UCI team code|OBE|2016b}} (2016)}}}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2013 UCI Road World Championships|2013 Tuscany]]|[[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2014 UCI Road World Championships|2014 Ponferrada]]|[[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2016 UCI Road World Championships|2016 Doha]]|[[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]]}} }} '''Michael Hepburn''' (born 17 August 1991)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamjaycoskins.com/team-members/michael-hepburn |title=Jayco-Skins team page |publisher=[[Cycling Australia]] |access-date=16 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529222647/http://www.teamjaycoskins.com/team-members/michael-hepburn |archive-date=29 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an Australian former professional track and road cyclist, who rode for [[UCI WorldTeam]] {{UCI team code|GEC men}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|title=GreenEDGE Cycling|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=1 January 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101231319/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279|archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> He is a two-time Olympics silver medalist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=|title=Michael Hepburn Bio, Stats, and Results {{!}} Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/michael-hepburn-1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114100050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/michael-hepburn-1.html|archive-date=14 January 2020|access-date=20 September 2021|website=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
From [[Brisbane]],<ref name="Cycling Australia">{{cite web |url=http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=17144 |title=Cycling Australia Profile: Michael Hepburn |publisher=[[Cycling Australia]] |access-date=16 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301180427/http://cycling.org.au/?Page=17144 |archive-date=1 March 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.<ref name="Cycling Australia"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A31418-D601-9A7E-4D1DD6D9B8106735/displayPage3Col |title=AOC competitor profile: Michael Hepburn |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |access-date=26 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812031010/http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A31418-D601-9A7E-4D1DD6D9B8106735/displayPage3Col|archive-date=12 August 2011}}</ref>
==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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/7257/Hepburn-wins-Australian-U23-road-title |title=Hepburn wins Australian U23 road title |work=The World Game on SBS |publisher=SBS Cycling Central |access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref> and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/9467/Three-man-Australia-win-world-team-pursuit-gold |title=Three-man Australia win world team pursuit gold |publisher=SBS Cycling Central |access-date=18 June 2010}}</ref> In 2009 he broke the world record in the U19 3000m Individual Pursuit at the 2009 Australian Track Championships<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cadencecycling.com.au/michael-hepburn |title=Athlete Profile: Michael Hepburn |publisher=Cadence Cycling |access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref> before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships<ref name="Cycling Australia"/> in Russia. He competed at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games]] where he won a bronze medal in the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] and a gold in the [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://westside-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/brookfields-michael-hepburn-wins-gold/ |title=Brookfield's Michael Hepburn wins gold |author=Michael Whiting |publisher=Westside News |access-date=10 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011015117/http://westside-news.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/brookfields-michael-hepburn-wins-gold/ |archive-date=11 October 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
It was announced on 8 November 2011 that Hepburn would join the {{UCI team code|OBE|2012a}} team for their inaugural season in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/greenedge-completes-2012-roster-with-durbridge-hepburn|title=GreenEdge completes 2012 roster with Durbridge, Hepburn|date=8 November 2011|access-date=1 January 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref> In 2012, he won the silver medal in the men's team pursuit at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Glasgow 2014 - Michael Hepburn Profile|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1030221/michael_hepburn.html|access-date=2021-09-20|website=g2014results.thecgf.com}}</ref>
He won silver in the same event at the [[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Olympics]].<ref name=":0" />
In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the [[2018 Tour de France]].<ref name="TDF18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2018/startlist |title=2018: 105th Tour de France: Start List |access-date=5 July 2017 |work=Pro Cycling Stats}}</ref>
==Major results== ===Road=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2009 : Tour of the Murray River ::1st Stages 11 & 12 ;2010 : 1st {{cjersey|australia}} [[Australian National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Under-23 Championships : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] : 3rd [[Tour des Fjords|Rogaland GP]] : 9th [[Memorial Davide Fardelli]] ;2011 : 1st Stage 2 [[2011 Tour of Norway|Tour of Norway]] : [[Tour de l'Avenir]] ::1st Prologue & Stage 4 : 1st Stage 2 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23]] : 2nd [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Under-23 Championships : 2nd [[Gran Premio della Liberazione]] : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2011 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial|Time trial]], [[2011 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Under-23 Championships]] : 6th Overall [[Olympia's Tour]] ;2012 : 4th [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships ;2013 : 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px|link=Silver medal]] [[2013 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2013 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]] : 2nd [[Duo Normand]] (with [[Jens Mouris]]) ;2014 : 1st {{cjersey|australia}} [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships : 1st Stage 3 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) [[2014 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]] : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2014 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] : 2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2014 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]] : 6th [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's road time trial|Time trial]], [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ;2015 : 1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Time trial, [[Oceania Road Cycling Championships|Oceania Championships]] : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2015 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] : 3rd Overall [[Bay Classic Series]] ;2016 : 3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2016 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial|Team time trial]], [[2016 UCI Road World Championships|UCI World Championships]] ;2017 : 1st Stage 2 [[Bay Classic Series]] : 4th [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships : 7th [[Hong Kong Challenge]] ;2019 : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2019 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Czech Cycling Tour]] : 5th [[Antwerp Port Epic]] ;2020 : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[Czech Cycling Tour]] : 4th [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships ;2024 : 1st Stage 1 ([[Team time trial|TTT]]) [[2024 Okolo Slovenska|Okolo Slovenska]] : 3rd [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships ;2025 : 5th [[Australian National Time Trial Championships|Time trial]], National Championships {{div col end}}
====Grand Tour general classification results timeline==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2014 ! scope="col" | 2015 ! scope="col" | 2016 ! scope="col" | 2017 ! scope="col" | 2018 ! scope="col" | 2019 ! scope="col" | 2020 ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 !2024 !2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | [[2014 Giro d'Italia|154]] | [[2015 Giro d'Italia|160]] | [[2016 Giro d'Italia|150]] | [[2017 Giro d'Italia|122]] | — | — | [[2020 Giro d'Italia|DNF]] | [[2021 Giro d'Italia|120]] | [[2022 Giro d'Italia|112]] | [[2023 Giro d'Italia|77]] |[[2024 Giro d'Italia|115]] |[[2025 Giro d'Italia|143]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | — | — | — | [[2018 Tour de France|117]] | [[2019 Tour de France|146]] | — | — | — | — |— |— |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|Vuelta a España]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [[2022 Vuelta a España|118]] | [[2023 Vuelta a España|DNF]] |— |— |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}
===Track=== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} ;2009 : [[UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Junior Championships]] ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] Individual pursuit ::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] Team pursuit : [[Australian National Track Championships|National Junior Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|australia}} Individual pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|australia}} Team pursuit ::1st {{cjersey|australia}} Omnium : [[2009–10 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI World Cup Classics]] ::1st Team pursuit, [[Beijing]] ::1st Team pursuit, [[Melbourne]] ;2010 : [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] ::1st [[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal blank.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] : 1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]] : 1st {{cjersey|australia}} Omnium, [[Australian National Track Championships|National Championships]] : 1st Team pursuit, [[2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|UCI World Cup Classics]], Melbourne ;2011 : [[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]] ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ::3rd [[File:Bronze medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] : Oceania Championships ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Individual pursuit ::1st [[File:OceaniaChampionJersey.png|20px]] Team pursuit : [[Australian National Track Championships|National Championships]] ::2nd Team pursuit ::3rd Individual pursuit ::3rd Points race : 2nd Team pursuit, [[2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI World Cup]], Beijing ;2012 : [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]] ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ::2nd [[File:Silver medal uci.svg|15px]] [[2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] : [[Australian National Track Championships|National Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|australia}} Individual pursuit ::2nd Team pursuit : 1st Team pursuit, [[2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup|UCI World Cup]], London : 2nd [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] ;2013 : [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]] ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]] ::1st [[File:Rainbow Jersey Track.svg|20px]] [[2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit|Individual pursuit]] ;2016 : 1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI World Championships]] : 2nd [[File:Silver medal olympic.svg|15px]] [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Team pursuit]], [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Michael Hepburn}} *{{sports links}}
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