
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.
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'I couldn’t train and prepare as I wanted' – Elbow fracture hinders Geerike Schreurs but won't stop her lining up at Unbound Gravel
By Simone Giuliani published
News After second place at Unbound 200 on debut, the Dutch rider is in Emporia preparing for 'biggest race of the year' on Saturday

USA Pro Road Championships: Quinn Simmons goes solo to claim another elite men's road race title
By Kirsten Frattini, Simone Giuliani published
Results Lidl-Trek rider wins ahead of pursuing Evan Boyle while Gavin Hlady takes third in five way sprint for final podium spot

No flying under the radar anymore for Traka 360 winner Tobias Kongstad as returns to Unbound 200 to improve on podium finish
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'How I have planned to improve ... is pretty simple. I have almost done everything similar, but just 5-10% harder' Dane says

Karolina Migoń and Ramon Sinkeldam win Gravel Locos 110, making mark ahead of Unbound
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Alexander Miller and Emily Newsom take runner up spots in Texas

'Hang back, play the game' – Luxury of stage win at Giro d'Italia presents Luke Plapp with differing break dynamics
By Matilda Price, Simone Giuliani published
News 'We gave ourselves every chance' says Jayco-AlUla sports director David McPartland after promising stage 11 attempt falls short

‘A good test’ - Lotte Kopecky begins pursuit of Tour de France Femmes title at Vuelta a Burgos
By Simone Giuliani published
News World champion says some question marks over 'how I will digest' tough Picón Blanco climb, a good first measure ahead of this summer's stage race goal

Marianne Vos to give gravel world champion's jersey first outing at 3RIDES Aachen on May 31
By Simone Giuliani published
News Lucinda Brand also set to return to defend title at German UCI Gravel World Series race

'Let's move on' – Primož Roglič shrugs off Giro d'Italia crashes as stage 10 time trial ultimately delivers positive turn
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'A lot of things will happen, but it's up to me to give my best, it's that simple' Slovenian says after closing in on Del Toro and Ayuso

Free live stream of Unbound Gravel 200 to unfold for first time in 2025
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'We are committed to making this iconic race more accessible and engaging' says Life Time's Kimo Seymour as nearly seven hours of real time YouTube coverage announced

The ferocious fight back and 'dodgy pass' that took Tiffany Cromwell from ‘no, not my day' to ‘alright, game on’ at SEVEN
By Simone Giuliani published
News After illness pre-race Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto rider hauls way back to front of tough Western Australian gravel race, delivering confidence building performance ahead of Unbound
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A catalogue of the crashes, broken wheels, barbed wire encounters and wrong turns that ended races and curtailed results