William Clarke

After a breakthrough season in 2011 over in Europe and here in Australia, and an exceptional show at the National Championships earlier this month, Clarke is a valued member of Team UniSA-Australia for the 2012 Santos Tour Down Under. He is no stranger to the Tour after taking part last year with Leopard-Trek, and, now having moved to China-based team Champion System, Clarke is looking to make an even bigger mark on the international stage. 2010 saw the 26-year-old dominate in Belgium with six wins as well as winning overall, including several stages of the Tour of the Southern Grampians back home, and he will be hoping to continue this form. Clarke secured his spot after coming fifth in a very strong field at the National Road Championships.

Date of birth	11th April, 1985
Born	Launceston
Lives	Campbell Town Tasmania/Luxembourg
Height	192cm
Weight	80kg
Club	Northern Districts CC
Professional team	Champion System
Bike	Fuji SST
Longest distance on a bike	307km
Career highlights	1st Wovertem 2011 (BEL) 1st Waasmunster-Ruiter 2011 (BEL) 1st Londerzeel-Sint Jozef 2011 (BEL) 1st General Classifications Tour of the Southern Grampians 2011 (AUS) 1st Stages 1, 2 and 3 Tour of the Southern Grampians 2011 (AUS) 1st Stage 3 Canberra Tour 2011 (AUS) 1st Stage 2 Mersey Valley Tour 2011 (AUS) 3rd General Classification Tour de Taiwan 2011 (TPE) 3rd National championships Road Criterium 2010 (AUS) 4th National championships Road Individual Time Trial 2010 (AUS) 1st National Road Series 2009 (AUS) 1st General Classification Canberra Tour 2009 (AUS) 1st Stage 1 Canberra Tour 2009 (AUS) 1st Stage 4 Tour of Geelong 2009 (AUS) 5th Oceanic Cycling Championships Road Individual Time Trial 2009 (AUS) 1st Goulburn –Sydney 2008 (AUS)
Ambitions for 2012	My first pro victory, but I'm also really looking forward to racing with Champion System
STDU Appearances	2012 is second STDU appearance (2011: Leopard-Trek)
Who do you look up to?	Andrew Christie-Johnson
Favourite riding conditions	Warm weather
Cycling tip for the average rider	Enjoy it
Favourite food	Baked potatoes from Praties
Other interests	Watching sport and movies, being at home on the farm

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