Michael Hepburn is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n track and road cyclist from Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

. Hepburn started competitively cycling at 14 years of age after making the change from triathlons.

Sporting Achievements

Some of Hepburn's most recent notable achievements include winning the Under 23 road race in the Australian Open Road Championships (at just 18 years of age) and winning the teams pursuit in the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

UCI 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 and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...

 in Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

. 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 before going on to break the same world record two more times to win at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. He recently competed at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 where he won a bronze medal in the Individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit

The Men's individual pursuit took place at 5 October, 2010 at the Indira Gandhi Arena.-Qualifying:-Finals:FinalBronze medal match-External links:*...

 and a gold in the Team pursuit

Cycling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit

The Men's team pursuit at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 7, 2010 at the Indira Gandhi Arena.-Qualification:-Finals:FinalBronze medal match-External links:*...

. For now, Hepburn has got his focus set on competing in the 2012 London Olympic Games

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 and he's aiming to sign with a UCI Professional Continental team sometime in the near future.

Career Highlights

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
  Commonwealth Games
  The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
  
   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
  Commonwealth Games
  The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
  
  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