
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

Belgian Competition Authority action leads to suspension of maximum gearing standard test at Tour of Guangxi, UCI to appeal
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'The standard, adopted under disputable conditions, is likely to cause harm to SRAM that is serious and difficult to repair, thereby justifying its suspension,' said the BCA in a media release

'It's survival' – More than podiums at stake as battle for top 30 spots, WorldTour positions and ProTeam priority played out at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
Feature 'Out of the first 30 is out of the Giro d'Italia. For my team, out of the Giro d'Italia – it is closing time,' says Polti-VisitMalta sports director Jesus Hernandez

More than one star of the show at Le Tour de Langkawi as Terengganu's Aiman Rosli fires up the hometown fervour
By Simone Giuliani published
News "There are a lot of fans in Malaysia, saying Aiman, Aiman, Aiman so I need do something more, they motivate me,' says Terengganu's Rosli

'Frustrating but that's cycling' – Patrick Eddy wins Le Tour de Langkawi mountains jersey but stage win attempt hits unexpected snag
By Simone Giuliani published
News Promising run toward the line in Kuala Lumpur quickly cut short as a flag gets tangled in Eddy's wheel

Everywhere man Aaron Gate gives XDS-Astana its fourth Tour de Langkawi stage victory as he steps toward end of first year in WorldTour
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I like to think that I've shown I belong here' says 34 year old from New Zealand

Riding away in a rickshaw – Alexander Kristoff gets a guard of honour with a twist on stage 8 of Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Crash takes the retiring rider out of the race but the farewell tour continues

Aaron Gate wins Le Tour de Langkawi stage 8 as Joris Delbove secures overall victory
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Bunch smashed apart in final climbs with three riders battling it out on run to the line in front of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur

'Everyone has their own stage and today that was mine' – Last race, no contract for next year but now Zeb Kyffin is a Le Tour de Langkawi stage winner
By Simone Giuliani published
News Late race attack to bridge to lone rider delivers an unexpected first professional win for British 27-year-old

Zeb Kyffin wins Le Tour de Langkawi stage 7 from break as sprinters thwarted, Alexander Kristoff crashes out of farewell race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Malaysian champion Aiman Rosli came second in stage to Medini after being joined by Kyffin out the front of the race

'Cycling is a brutal sport and it changes fast' – Alexander Kristoff ends career on a crash, abandons Tour de Langkawi halfway through stage 7
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I kind of lost my handlebar at full speed' says rider who was set to make his final farewell Sunday in Kuala Lumpur

Thinking 'a bit outside the box' – From domination to deliberation as XDS-Astana tackles unwelcome plot twists at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Star sprinter of the race, Matteo Malucelli, crashes out the day after GC hopes with Aaron Gate go awry but team quick to carve out a new path

Arvid De Kleijn sprints to victory on stage 6 of the Petronas Le Tour de Langkawi, Matteo Malucelli abandons after crash
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Erlend Blikra and Manuel Peñalver round out the podium on rainy stage to Port Dickson

'Ready to fight' – How nine intermediate sprints could decide an unusually close Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Ten seconds separate the top four behind leader Joris Delbove after queen stage

Joris Delbove wins pivotal Tour de Langkawi stage 5, claims lead
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Frenchman holds narrow advantage overall going into final three stages

'Still fighting for the win' – Big goals, a near miss, shifting goal posts and hopes for a victory celebration as Alexander Kristoff bids farewell at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Norwegian to end his career after the Malaysian race

Matteo Malucelli takes his third win at the 2025 Le Tour de Langkawi on stage 4
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Sprint plays out in Kemaman after late catch of Malaysian champion Aiman Rosli

An unlikely King of the Mountain – Sprinter Patrick Eddy goes from 'just trying to make the climb a bit tougher' to a climbers' jersey at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Focus still on sprint stage win as 'I don't have a job for next year, so yeah, I'm here chasing some big results'

Matteo Malucelli thwarts Alexander Kristoff in Le Tour de Langkawi stage 3 after tightest of sprint battles plays out despite early climbs through the jungle
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Kristoff's teammate Eriend Blikra takes final spot on the podium in thinned bunch

'A fair battle' – Sprint showdown in Le Tour de Langkawi evens up as Arvid De Kleijn buckles back into the winner's seat after injury-interrupted season
By Simone Giuliani published
News Dutch rider makes it one for one in battle with Matteo Malucelli as he looks to continue Langkawi reign

Arvid de Kleijn scores his first win of the season on stage 2 of Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Stage 1 winner Matteo Malucelli takes second and retains GC lead

A winning start for Matteo Malucelli on stage 1 of Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Tightly contested bunch sprint on Kuah finish line as Italian quickly starts chipping away at task of stacking up against 2024's effort of three stage wins

'I couldn’t live like that' – Matt Dinham returns to the peloton at Tour de Langkawi after nearly two years off racing and a decision to take a chance with surgery
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'It's great to be back' says Australian in the moments before heading to the humid start line in Kuah

'We can do better' – AusCycling re-examines junior development pathway for talented young Australians
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'We've got a very clear roadmap for how we're going to enhance and improve our system and we want to give it a red hot crack, but we I also understand there's cynicism in the system and the proof will be what we deliver,' AusCycling CEO Marne Fechner tells Cyclingnews

Chasing last chances, bidding farewell and hunting new beginnings at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Eight-stage ProSeries race in Malaysia with plenty of options for the sprinters, including a retiring Alexander Kristoff as he targets the two victories he needs to make it to 100 career wins
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