
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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‘Enjoy retirement mate, save a spot for me’ – From Geraint Thomas to Tadej Pogačar tributes roll for Caleb Ewan
By Simone Giuliani published
News Friends and former rivals send off Australian rider who retired with more than 60 prestigious victories on his palmares

'I was out there for bloody ages' – Crossing the line on a cargo bike 30 hours after The Traka Adventure winners
By Simone Giuliani, Will Jones published
News 'On a bike like this, nobody was having these grand expectations of me' says Allan Shaw who also completed the Silk Road Mountain Race on a cargo bike

UCI Gravel World Series – Felix Stehli and Zanri Rossouw both capitalise on Uitkyk Pass attacks to win The Ceder
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Felix Ritzinger and Catherine Colyn takes runner up spots in new South African series round

'Exciting to see what he can do' – Chris Harper leads Jayco-AlUla GC hopes at Giro d’Italia
By Simone Giuliani published
News Luke Plapp, Filippo Zana, Paul Double and Davide De Pretto in line-up but De Marchi misses out on final Giro

260km with a ligament tear but Maddy Nutt still rides to seventh place at Traka 360 after crash
By Will Jones, Simone Giuliani published
News 'I could just feel something wasn't right but I didn't know exactly what it was and it wasn't painful enough to force me to stop' Brit says

'That was it, day done' – Broken wheel snaps Lachlan Morton’s Traka 360 hopes so now attention turns to Unbound XL
By Will Jones, Simone Giuliani published
News 'I'll give it a good nudge and see where it gets me' says Australian of 350 mile overnight event in Kansas

The Traka Adventure: Victor Bosoni and Svejna Betz win first running of 560km gravel challenge
By Simone Giuliani published
News At second attempt, The Traka Adventure opens competition at event that draws the cream of the gravel world from around the globe

'The luckiest unlucky person around' - Jay Vine moves toward Giro d'Italia goal through a new post-injury normal
By Simone Giuliani published
Interview Australian discusses recovery, perspective changes, Grand Tour goals and the safety 'dark ages'

'Keep the hand in the fire' – Lachlan Morton gets set to buy into the pace at The Traka 360
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'That's the way these races generally go. Whoever can hold the hand in for the longest wins,' says Morton of challenge ahead at Europe's flagship gravel event

The Traka 360 and 200 contenders – Who will be battling for the podiums at the flagship European gravel race?
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson published
Preview Peter Stetina and Karolina Migoń set to defend 360km titles while Carolin Schiff squares off against Annika Langvad and Peter Vakoč faces Matt Beers and Greg Van Avermaet in the 200 distance
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