William Clarke (born 11 April 1985) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . 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 was born, raised, and resides on his family's farm near Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia. Clarke rode as a stagiaire with in 2010 in the UCI World Tour, while signed to (2008âÂÂ2010) in the UCI Oceania Tour. He moved to a UCI ProTeam full-time in 2011 for , before spending a season at both in 2012, and in 2013.
Clarke then moved to the team in 2014, as the team moved up to the Professional Continental level. After three seasons with , Clarke returned to the World Tour with , riding with them until the end of 2018. He signed with , 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.