Simon Clarke (cyclist)


Simon Clarke is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam. He previously rode for the and teams in the UCI World Tour. Before turning professional, Clarke competed in track cycling as an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He is not related to fellow Australian cyclist and past teammate Will Clarke.

Professional career

At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Clarke won the fourth stage of the race, after being a part of an early breakaway that made it home on the mountainous race. The only other survivor of the break was 's Tony Martin, whom Clarke out sprinted to claim his first professional victory. During the twentieth stage, Clarke placed first at the first three of five categorised climbs, to win the most combative rider for the stage and to secure himself the blue polka-dot jersey, as winner of the mountains classification.
In September 2015, it was announced that Clarke would join for the 2016 season. He was added to Australia's roster for the 2016 Summer Olympics, replacing Simon Gerrans, who had crashed out of the Tour de France.

Major results

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Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour20122013201420152016201720182019
Giro d'Italia———6367———
Tour de France—68113——8610061
Vuelta a España776970—DNF7446—

DSQDisqualified
DNFDid not finish
IPIn progress