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

UCI Gravel World Series: Joaquin Plomer and Maria Laura Bugarin take elite victories at Vuelta Altas Cumbres Gravel on home soil in Argentina
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson published
Results Carolina Maldonado, however, claims women's overall from age-group category as series makes debut in South American country

Gavin Sherry and Flavia Oliveira scorch through timed sections to claim wins at third event in Grasshopper Series, King Ridge
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson published
Results Defending champions Brennan Wertz and Jen Tavé settle for runner-up spots in California race

Initiating clubs dispute AusCycling decision to rule out bulk of requested special general meeting resolutions as invalid
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Having only one motion go forward means members are not being given a full and formal opportunity to record their collective view on the issues that actually gave rise to the meeting' says Midland Cycle Club delegate Michael Freiberg

UCI Gravel World Series: Nicole Frain and Mads Würtz Schmidt drop rivals for solo wins at 114 Gravel Race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Romy Kasper and Daan Soete take second spots in race from Portugal to Spain

Jay Vine's return from injury cut short with crash and abandon on stage 3 of Volta a Catalunya
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian rider ends up in roadside gutter after multi-rider crash, steps into team car

Australia's Rebecca Henderson takes 13th consecutive elite cross-country mountain bike national title, New Zealand's Anton Cooper makes it an 11th
By Simone Giuliani published
News A first elite men's Australian XCO title for 20-year-old Jack Ward as three-time winner Samara Shepherd claims women's sliver fern jersey in New Zealand

Sophia Sammons claims final stage of Q Tour and ProVelo Super League women's overall, Oliver Sims clinches men's closing stage but Oliver Bleddyn remains secure in series top spot
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Sims and Sammons also takes out Q Tour overall after solo sorties on queen stage

ProVelo Super League: Keira Will and Alistair Forsyth win Q Tour criterium
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Forsyth also moves into men's tour GC lead while Sophie Edwards keeps women's top spot with third on stage 2

ProVelo Super League: Tom Cornish and Sophie Edwards open Q Tour with wins at Lakeside Raceway Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Women's U23 rider Belinda Bailey and Men's U19 competitor Alistair Forsyth take runner up spots in sprint battles

AusCycling special general meeting to go ahead after formal request from clubs but only one of four proposed motions will go to vote
By Simone Giuliani published
News Governing body says it sought legal advice which 'confirms that only one of the motions proposed is valid and able to proceed'

Another podium but no win for Sam Welsford in 'hectic' and 'dive bombing' final Tirreno-Adriatico sprint
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Every time I looked down I was doing over 500 watts' says Welsford of furious pace driven by Van der Poel on climb

ProVelo Super League: Keely Bennett and Patrick Eddy win Inverell criterium
By Simone Giuliani published
Results A solo win for Eddy while Bennett takes tight sprint against Alyssa Polites

ProVelo Super League: Finlay Walsh claims record-breaking Grafton to Inverell as Kirsty Watts flies solo in Mt Mitchell to Inverell
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Watts sets out alone for 100km to take victory as Walsh prevails in sprint with Lindon Milostic

Trofeo Alfredo Binda contenders – Will it be a repeat victor or a new protagonist celebrating in Cittiglio?
By Simone Giuliani published
Contenders From Ferguson to Kopecky, we pick out some of the riders who will be battling for the win in northern Italy this weekend

Riders to watch at Cape Epic 2026 – Mountain bike stars, gravel pros and Epic veterans form strong and open field for 700km challenge
By Matilda Price, Simone Giuliani published
Contenders Kate Courtney, Matt Beers, Alessandra Keller and Sam Gaze among stacked start lists, but which pairs will come out on top?

'It is always too soon to quit' – Kate Courtney revives Cape Epic challenge with last minute recruitment of Greta Seiwald after Melisa Rollins crash
By Simone Giuliani published
News Seiwald fronts up to new partnership fresh from winning effort at four-day Tankwa Trek in South Africa

'If I have too big a gap from road, I lose a bit' – Tiffany Cromwell keeping the gravel balance going in 2026, with eyes on Australian title defence and home World Championships
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian road professional with long history of also racing gravel keeps focus on road during Classics but key off-road goals take centre stage later in season

UCI Gravel World Series: Ana Luisa Panini and Henrique Avancini win in Brazil, with two-time world mountain bike marathon champion carving out unprecedented gap in elite men's race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results A twelve minute winning margin for Avancini as Panini also takes clear-cut solo victory

ProVelo Super League – Sophie Edwards wins women's Harbour City GP overall and final stage as Oliver Bleddyn clinches men's GC with second on stage 3 behind Will Heffernan
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Bleddyn's first place on GC at the New South Wales event also shifted him up to top of League leaderboard

ProVelo Super League – Patrick Eddy prevails and Odette Lynch doubles up on stage 2 of Harbour City GP
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Butterfields Ziptrak lands two on the podium at Pheasant Wood with Sophie Edwards second, Oscar Gallagher snares men's runner-up spot again

ProVelo Super League – Odette Lynch and Kurt Eather capture Cronulla criterium wins at Harbour City GP opener
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Oscar Gallagher makes it one-two for CCACHE x Bodywrap in men's race as Belinda Bailey takes women's runner-up spot

Multiple clubs formally call for special general meeting to vote on removal of AusCycling Chair and CEO, national cycling body considering request
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'If a valid requisition is confirmed, the organisation will call a meeting within the required timeframe' says AusCycling

'Without immediate donations, we will cease to exist' – The Cyclists' Alliance launches €100k fundraiser to save independent riders' union
By Simone Giuliani published
News Union 'facing a funding crisis', turns to crowd funding to ensure survival and maintain mentor programme, legal support for athletes and wider athlete education and advocacy with UCI for rest of 2026

Late call up turns into a second win for Sophie Edwards at long-range Warrnambool Women's Classic
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Keira Will takes second on debut at event as Alyssa Polites clinches final podium place after attacking race

'It sucks to be so close' – Favourites miss out in Melbourne to Warrnambool as upset winner snares sought-after victory
By Simone Giuliani published
News Josh Beikoff had an unexpected victory to celebrate on Saturday but satisfaction of strong rides by Australian champion Patrick Eddy and runner-up Oliver Stenning tinged with thoughts of what could have been
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