
Simone Giuliani
Simone is a degree-qualified journalist that has accumulated decades of wide-ranging experience while working across a variety of leading media organisations. She joined Cyclingnews as a Production Editor at the start of the 2021 season and has now moved into the role of Australia Editor. Previously she worked as a freelance writer, Australian Editor at Ella CyclingTips and as a correspondent for Reuters and Bloomberg. Cycling was initially purely a leisure pursuit for Simone, who started out as a business journalist, but in 2015 her career focus also shifted to the sport.
Latest articles by Simone Giuliani

Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Mads Wurtz Schmidt start the season on top step with overall victory at a muddy edition of Santa Vall
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Villafañe takes both stages as well as GC of the Gravel Earth Series event, Tim Wollenberg snares stage 2 of men's race but Wurtz Schmidt remains on top overall

'The thought of going to work in an office is the scariest thing in the world' – After a brutal year on and off the bike, George Bennett is more motivated than ever
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'The big block for me starts when I go to Europe, doing altitude camp, and then we're really going to focus on the spring'

Jasper Philipsen alters spring racing programme as he builds to Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix tilts
By Simone Giuliani published
News Two Monuments and season staples of Scheldeprijs and Dwars door Vlaanderen are also in the mix

Ally Wollaston continues flying start to season as she clinches New Zealand national road race title
By Simone Giuliani published
News Group of seven gets away early in the race and FDJ United-SUEZ rider jumps on final climb to line to take emphatic victory

'Being more of an influential player' an aim for Jack Haig in career reboot with Ineos Grenadiers
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I'd love to go on and be part of another Grand Tour winning team,' says Australian who adds experience to squad which also counts Oscar Onley among its 2026 signings

'I was never the guy everyone was talking about as the next up-and-comer' – Simon Clarke bids farewell on his own terms after a career marked by resilience
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Interview "I'm 40 this year. I feel like I've wrung the towel dry" says Tour de France and Vuelta a España stage winner who pinned a number on for last time at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Melbourne to Warrnambool and Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic rescheduled, bushfires cause two-week delay
By Simone Giuliani published
News Dates shifted two weeks later to February 28 and March 1 due to impact of bushfire in the Otway region

'My first one-day WorldTour race, I can't complain about third' – Neo-pro Brady Gilmore steps it up in final stanza of Australian block at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian rider steps up to World Tour podium in opening block of racing with NSN Cycling after twice taking fourth at Tour Down Under

'I thought the finish line was 100 meters closer' – Matthew Brennan takes second at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race after unintentional early launch
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I felt like I had really good legs there, so I'm just going to get my eyes tested' jokes 20-year-old British rider

Men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Tobias Lund Andresen edges out Matthew Brennan to take the win from small group sprint
By Lyne Lamoureux published
Results Brady Gilmore beats defending champion Mauro Schmid to take third

'A bit bittersweet' – Josie Nelson concludes Australian season opening with second place at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Dani Ostanek published
News British racer takes runner-up spot behind Ally Wollaston, having started her season with the same result at the Tour Down Under

Expectation was 'pretty chill' but reality 'got even better day by day' – New Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland close to podium at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News Twenty-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider clinches fourth at second Women's WorldTour event

From 'struggling' to another notch in the dream run as Ally Wollaston becomes first rider to defend title at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'If I didn't have my teammates, the race would have been gone for sure' says FDJ United-SUEZ back-to-back victor

Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Ally Wollaston takes back-to-back win from small group sprint
By Lyne Lamoureux published
Results Josie Nelson second and Mireia Benito third as rider from New Zealand becomes first dual winner in Geelong

'It gives me a bit of belief' – Ally Wollaston lines up as defending champion at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race with firing form
By Simone Giuliani published
News "Last year was a pretty pivotal moment for me in my career and showed that I'm more than just a sprinter" says rider from New Zealand fresh from two stage wins at Tour Down Under

Sam Welsford wins men's Cadel's Criterium, sprinting to victory from the break
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Results Close battle with Jensen Plowright while Matteo Sobrero snares third

Melbourne to Warrnambool and Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic under review due to bushfire in the Otways
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'All options are being considered including re-scheduling and re-routing' said organiser for the one-day races, which are part of ProVelo Super League

Martina Fidanza wins women's Cadel's Criterium, holds off pursuit from SD Worx-Protime duo
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Marta Lach second and Barbara Guarischi third in 40km replacement race for cancelled Surf Coast Classic

Criteriums to replace cancelled Surf Coast Classics as lead-in event to Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News Women's and men's races to unfold around 2km Eastern Gardens circuit in Geelong on Thursday afternoon

Women's and men's Surf Coast Classics cancelled due to evolving bushfire and weather conditions, 'no identified impacts at this time' for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races
By Simone Giuliani published
News Warnings from Otway fire continue to cover part of original Surf Coast Classic course as temperatures surge toward 45°C

Ripped-up scripts, menacing kangaroos and performances as hot as the temperatures – Seven things to take away from the Tour Down Under
By Simone Giuliani published
Analysis Final appearance at the WorldTour opener for Spratt, a second victory for Vine, a growing women's event, and more to learn from the start of the Australian summer

ProVelo Super League: Oliver Sims and Odette Lynch close off SA Kick It with stage 3 victory
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Lynch also claims women's overall victory at the first round of top-tier domestic race series while stage 1 winner Conor Leahy maintains lead in men's category

Surf Coast Classic course changed as Otways fire warnings issued for parts of original route, no alterations 'at this point' to weekend's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races
By Simone Giuliani published
News Wednesday's women's and Thursday's men's 1.Pro race now both scheduled to start and finish in Torquay

ProVelo Super League: Tom Cornish and Keira Will win SA Kick It stage 2 criterium
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Will pips stage 1 time trial winner Alyssa Polites right on the line

'Mindset shift' – Harry Sweeny ditches domestique duties to step up onto Tour Down Under overall podium
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'JV has been on the phone all the time telling me I need to be a bit more of an asshole and ask for leadership more' says Australian after fronting up to South Australia with 'special legs'
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