Simone Giuliani

Simone Giuliani

Australia Editor

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

Geoffrey Bouchard's rewrite of professional cycling farewell goes off script as he leaves Le Tour de Langkawi with broken collarbone

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Heading to Malaysia with defending champions TotalEnergies was meant to be an 'enjoy every moment' experience but instead a crash on stage 1 left him and team facing another plan alteration

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Matteo Malucelli captures another Le Tour de Langkawi sprint victory on stage 3

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Riley Pickrell has to settle for second again with repeat of stage 1 order

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'It'd be a fairytale to win, but I'm also realistic' – Tiffany Cromwell primed to go out on a high at UCI Gravel World Championships in Western Australia

By Simone Giuliani Published

Interview 'It's nice that I can choose when. It's not that I didn't have options for a contract or that I had an injury that stopped me. It was just me' the retiring Australian tells Cyclingnews

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'It's been really fun to see him get his legs back under him' - Leo Hayter's one year at Modern Adventure could find him return for 2027

By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published

News Briton out of Tour de Langkawi due to illness after multiple podiums in Europe

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'Big opportunity' – Abel Balderstone sets the scene to make a mark at Le Tour de Langkawi ahead of transfer to UAE Team Emirates-XRG

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Spanish rider finishes second after launching early on brutal ascent of Gunung Jerai, with teammate Jan Castellon third

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Lennart Jasch charges to top of Gunung Jerai to claim stage 2 of Le Tour de Langkawi and leap into the overall lead

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Caja Rural-Seguros RGA duo of Abel Balderstone and Jan Castellon take second and third, forming a double GC challenge

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UCI Gravel World Series: Femke Markus and Magnus Bak Klaris take solo victories at Gravel Grit 'n Grind

By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published

Results Lukas Malezsewski secure overall Gravelking World Series title in Halmstad, Sweden, with event marking final World Championships qualifiying round

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'I thought I had it' – Riley Pickrell just short of Le Tour de Langkawi opening stage win as he closes out year with Modern Adventure where 'what they sold is exactly what I got'

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'I can't say enough good things about the team and next year, if we keep building on what we've started, I think some big results and big races will come' says the Canadian

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Matteo Malucelli reasserts Le Tour de Langkawi sprint power with stage 1 victory in photo finish ahead of Riley Pickrell

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Last year's winner of three stages wins in Kampar after hot and humid day of racing despite crashing the day before the race in training

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A Tour de Langkawi that has the potential to provide the first answers on Lennart Jasch's development into a GC threat

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Speed skater turned cyclist enters Malaysian race straight off talent-affirming second win that leaves the Tudor rider with 'absolutely no pressure' but just 'time to enjoy racing'

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A new twist for 30th year of Tour de Langkawi with trio of summit finishes that will have sprinters fighting to 'just survive'

By Simone Giuliani Published

News The Malaysian eight-stage race which has history as a sprinters showdown delivers a new climb on stage 2 and back-to-back HC summit finishes for stages 4 and 5

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2026 gravel national and continental champions index

By Simone Giuliani Last updated

Features A guide to the riders who have climbed to the top steps of the podium at their national or continental championships

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Martin Vidaurre and Martina Berta win penultimate cross-country Mountain Bike World Series round at Soldier Hollow

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Cole Punchard and Gwendalyn Gibson sweep up runner-up spots in Utah

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Australian team named for home UCI Gravel World Championships, with Frain, Cromwell and Ovett joined by former national title holders O'Brien, Sens and Harris

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Ella Bloor and Tasman Nankervis also on Nannup elite start list while Brendan Johnston is, at this point, a notable absence

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Brendan Johnston at home in Life Time Grand Prix but continuing to push boundaries as he looks to 'bag a bigger win'

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Munda Biddi trail record attempt also on agenda after return for Australian Road Championships in 2027, Unbound key goal for season ahead

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'I expect a very hard race with big time gaps' – A UCI Gravel World Championships title defence for Florian Vermeersch in Nannup

By Simone Giuliani Published

News UAE Team Emirates rider has been on the past three years, but can he do it again on the challenging Western Australian course

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The World Championships moments we will always remember – Iconic victories, crushing heartbreaks, dramatic twists, and more

By Matilda Price Published

Roundtable From Greg LeMond's improbable win in 1989 to the rainbow jersey that launched Marianne Vos' unstoppable career

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UCI Gravel World Series: Romy Kasper and Tobias Mørch Kongstad win elite races at Falling Leaves in Finland

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results PAS Racing victorious in both elite races in event which will next year host the UEC Gravel European Championships

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A big World Championships warm-up where Pogačar's absence opens the field significantly – Riders to watch at the Grands Prix de Québec and Montréal

By Kirsten Frattini, Simone Giuliani, Patrick Fletcher, Laura Weislo, Matilda Price Published

Contenders From Paul Seixas to Alberto Bettiol, we examine the riders likely to win in Canada this weekend

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UCI Gravel World Series: Elizabeth Hermolle and Jenson Young win at Graean Cymru

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results North Wales event runs with distinct days of racing for women's and men's elite races

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'I'm dreaming of something beautiful' – Marianne Vos heads to UCI Gravel World Championships in Australia in bid to reclaim rainbow stripes

By Simone Giuliani Published

News After coming second in 2025 and winning the 2024 edition, the Dutch multi-discipline giant will once again be on the chase in Nannup

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'More than two minutes is comfortable' – Movistar head toward final Vuelta a España week time trial with confidence in Enric Mas

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'I think we’ve seen probably the best version of Enric Mas maybe ever,' says Movistar Director of Racing Matt White

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UCI Gravel World Series: Romy Kasper and Andreas Stokbro Nielsen sweep up at first edition of The Wolf

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Gustav Frederik Dahl and Elisa Serné claim second spots at new Danish race

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'Believe that this was the best achievable solution under the circumstances' – Organisers respond to criticism of women's elite start schedule at European Gravel Championships

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Road closure times and survey on preferred start order led to elite women's start five minutes after age group men, says UCI Gravel World Series manager Erwin Vervecken

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Tiffany Cromwell to say goodbye to racing career at home UCI Gravel World Championships in October

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Australian has already done her last road race as a professional, bowing out at the Philadelphia Cycling Classic

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