Simon Clarke (born 18 July 1986) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He previously rode for the (2011) and (2012–2015) 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. In November 2020, it was announced that Clarke would join the team for the 2021 season. Clarke won the fifth stage of the 2022 Tour de France. He joined the winning breakaway group on a stage that included eleven sections of cobbles, many of which were unfamiliar sections that had never been used in the Tour or Paris–Roubaix. As the third week began he was forced to quit the Tour for the first time in his career, due to a positive COVID test. Major results 2004 1st Team pursuit, UCI Junior Track World Championships 2005 5th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 8th Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic 10th Overall Giro delle Regioni 2006 1st Madison, National Junior Track Championships 4th Overall Giro delle Regioni 5th Trofeo Città di Brescia 7th Overall Vuelta a Navarra 1st Stage 4 8th Overall Herald Sun Tour 8th Overall Tour Down Under 9th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23 2007 2nd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto 3rd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 3rd Down Under Classic 3rd GP Liberazione 6th Overall Tour of Britain 7th Overall Herald Sun Tour 1st Young rider classification 7th Overall Circuito Montañés 8th Giro del Mendrisiotto 8th GP Capodarco 10th Overall Tour Down Under 1st Young rider classification 2008