Simon Clarke (cyclist)

Simon Clarke
Personal information
Full nameSimon Clarke
NicknameSimo
Born (1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 38)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Team information
Current teamIsrael–Premier Tech
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typePuncheur
Amateur team
2006–2008Southaustralia.com–AIS
Professional teams
2009Amica Chips–Knauf
2009–2010ISD–NERI
2011Astana
2012–2015GreenEDGE[1]
2016–2020Cannondale[2][3]
2021Team Qhubeka Assos
2022–Israel–Premier Tech
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
1 individual stage (2022)
1 TTT stage (2013)
Giro d'Italia
1 TTT stage (2015)
Vuelta a España
Mountains classification (2012)
2 individual stages (2012, 2018)

One-day races and Classics

GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano (2016)
La Drôme Classic (2020)

Simon Clarke (born 18 July 1986) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel–Premier Tech.[4][5] He previously rode for the Astana (2011) and Orica–GreenEDGE (2012–2015) teams in the UCI World Tour.[6] Before turning professional, Clarke competed in track cycling as an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[7] He is not related to fellow Australian cyclist and past teammate Will Clarke.

  1. ^ "Orica-GreenEDGE (OGE) – AUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ "EF Education First Pro Cycling". Cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ Bacon, Ellis (1 January 2020). "2020 Team Preview: EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Team Qhubeka Assos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Qhubeka Assos continue to build 2021 squad with Clarke, Claeys, Frankiny". Cyclingnews.com. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Clarke bound for GreenEdge". cyclingnews.com. 23 August 2011.
  7. ^ Cycling Australian road cycling team announced for world championships

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