William Clarke (born 11 April 1985) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[3] He is not related to fellow Australian cyclist and past teammate Simon Clarke. William Clarke is a descendant of Australian politician and businessman William John Turner Clarke.
 Clarke at the 2011 Four Days of Dunkirk | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Clarke |
| Nickname | Big horse / Wilbur |
| Born | 11 April 1985 Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist |
| Amateur team | |
| 2010 | Ag2r–La Mondiale (stagiaire) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2008–2010 | Praties |
| 2011 | Leopard Trek |
| 2012 | Champion System |
| 2013 | Argos–Shimano |
| 2014–2016 | Drapac Professional Cycling |
| 2017–2018 | Cannondale–Drapac |
| 2019–2020 | Trek–Segafredo[1][2] |
Career
editClarke was born, raised, and resides on his family's 8,100-hectare (20,000-acre) farm near Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia. Clarke rode as a stagiaire with Ag2r–La Mondiale in 2010 in the UCI World Tour, while signed to Genesys Wealth Advisers (2008–2010) in the UCI Oceania Tour.[4] He moved to a UCI ProTeam full-time in 2011 for Leopard Trek,[5] before spending a season at both Champion System in 2012,[6] and Argos–Shimano in 2013.[7]
Clarke then moved to the Drapac Professional Cycling team in 2014,[8] as the team moved up to the Professional Continental level.[8] After three seasons with Drapac Professional Cycling, Clarke returned to the World Tour with Cannondale–Drapac, riding with them until the end of 2018. He signed with Trek–Segafredo,[1] for the 2019 and 2020 seasons, returning to the team that he competed for in 2011.
In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[9]
Major results
edit- 2008
- 1st Goulburn to Sydney Classic
- 2009
- 5th Time trial, Oceania Road Championships
- 2010
- 3rd Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 4th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Down Under
- 1st Prologue Tour of Japan
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Rund um Köln
- 2014
- Tour of Iran
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 2
- 1st
- 1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour of Japan
- 1st Prologue Tour de Kumano
- 2nd
Time trial, Oceania Road Championships - 5th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 10th Overall Herald Sun Tour
- 2015
- 1st Prologue Herald Sun Tour
- 2016
- Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stages 1 & 4
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal
- 1st Prologue Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Prologue Tour of Austria
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | — | 141 |
 Tour de France
|
— | — | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
157 | — | — |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ a b "Trek-Segafredo announce official 2019 rosters for men and women". Trek Bicycle Corporation. Intrepid Corporation. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Where the WorldTour Aussies are heading in 2021". Cycling Central. Special Broadcasting Service. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Greg (13 July 2010). "Australia's Clarke lands Ag2r stagiaire role". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (3 November 2010). "Denifl, Clarke and Feillu join the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ van Eyck, Xylon (22 October 2011). "Will Clarke leaves Leopard Trek for Champion System". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Argos-Shimano completed by Parisien". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Drapac announce three more signings". Cyclingnews.com. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
edit
Media related to William Clarke at Wikimedia Commons
- William Clarke at Cycling Archives (archive)
- Will Clarke at EF Education–EasyPost
- Will Clarke at ProCyclingStats
