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

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'

Kangaroos, crashes and a depleted team, but still Jay Vine claims Tour Down Under with biggest winning margin since 2004
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'It was out of your control what happened … but I'm also incredibly proud of how we stepped up' says Australian UAE Team Emirates rider after second win at WorldTour opener

Kangaroos jump into peloton on final stage of Tour Down Under, race leader Jay Vine caught up in crash and had to chase back
By Simone Giuliani published
News Ochre jersey works his way back into field after bike change as group sits up

ProVelo Super League: Alyssa Polites and Conor Leahy sweep up opening time trials of SA Kick It
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Competition in 2026 edition of top-tier national series begins with 6km time trial at Victoria Park

'We don't have to pull the breakaway back, we just have to keep me in front' – Jay Vine heads into Tour Down Under finale with enviable lead, even after difficult day for team
By Simone Giuliani published
News Heavy crashes for defending champion Jhonatan Narváez and Vegard Stake Laengen mean Australian sits in the box seat with 'mixed feelings'

NSN overcomes crash losses to make most of extra Tour Down Under sprint opportunity with Ethan Vernon
By Simone Giuliani published
News Corbin Strong abandons after stage 1 crash, planned 'wing man' Jake Stewart breaks collarbone, but Gilmore steps in to guide Vernon to team's first victory of season

'It was going to be 50/50 whether or not we had a stage today' – Changing the plans as altered Tour Down Under stage 4 survives the heat
By Simone Giuliani published
News Race director Stuart O'Grady said there was 'no hesitation' in making decision to remove Willunga Hill as 'it's sad from a racing point of view … but it's the most common sense and sensible decision for rider safety and public safety'

Jhonatan Narváez fractures several thoracic vertebrae in stage 4 crash at Tour Down Under, having been forced to abandon from second place
By Simone Giuliani published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG defending champion falls in early stages of shortened stage

'Turn the brain off and just follow them' – Sam Welsford regains the momentum at Tour Down Under as Ineos Grenadiers ushers him to winning position on stage 3
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I was thinking there's no chance' says Australian after he returns to top step of WorldTour podium after a year of absence

Willunga Hill removed, stage 4 shortened as Tour Down Under hit by extreme fire danger rating and scorching temperatures
By Simone Giuliani published
News Stage distance reduced to 131km as temperatures of 43°C forecast for Saturday

Willunga Hill – The history of the Tour Down Under's most iconic climb
By Simone Giuliani, Dani Ostanek last updated
Feature From Porte's domination to Gigante's rise, a comprehensive look back at the battles up Australian cycling's famous hill

'Obviously we want to race for the win but there wasn't a lot we could do' – Jayco AlUla best of the rest with Mauro Schmid after UAE steamroll rivals on stage 2 of the Tour Down Under
By Simone Giuliani published
News Swiss champion takes third on stage behind race leader Jay Vine and his teammate Jhonatan Narváez who have carved out lead of around a minute in race usually decided by a handful of seconds

'It is a good day but it is not finished’ – Domination but not presumption for UAE Team Emirates-XRG after Jay Vine takes lead in Tour Down Under stage 2 masterclass
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'This year is a different race, harder, so I like that we are in this position but, still, we have to ride to Stirling' says team DS Fabrizio Guidi

'I thought my power meter was broken' – Harry Sweeny utilises unexpectedly strong form to move up to fourth overall on stage 2 of the Tour Down Under
By Lyne Lamoureux published
News Canadian teammate Michael Leonard moves into top 10 on GC and reclaims best young rider jersey

'They were almost willing to kill each other for me' – Perfect start for Tobias Lund Andresen as new team goes all-out to position him for Tour Down Under sprint win
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I just had to commit and trust my teammates' says new Decathlon CMA CGM rider

'More than one big performance' – New Australian champion Patrick Eddy continues to search for path back to WorldTour at Tour Down Under
By Simone Giuliani published
News Racing for national squad, the rider from Bendigo who was playing a lead-out role on stage 1 looks for opportunities to chase his own chances later in the race

'There were a lot of question marks' – Maggie Coles-Lyster savours breakthrough win Down Under six months on from iliac artery surgery
By Dani Ostanek published
News Canadian racer prevails through chaos, crashes, and crosswinds to tick off biggest victory of her career in Tanunda

Maggie Coles-Lyster sprints to victory in crash-marred finale of Tour Down Under Women's One-Day Race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Canadian captures Australian ProSeries event despite crashing two laps before finish

'A few things that we want to tweak' – Runner up spot for Matthew Brennan in Tour Down Under stage 1 but optimistic for next chance
By Lyne Lamoureux published
News 'We're very aware of what we need to work on now and we're very confident that we can fix that' says rider from Great Britain who is leading the young rider classification
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