
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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Jack Ward and Sophie Marr clinch Jayco-AlUla and Liv-AlUla Jayco spots with ProVelo Super League wins
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Ward holds off Zac Marriage in tight men's battle on hilltop finale of Q Tour decider as Marr holds onto women's league lead after digging deep to finish sixth in tough final stage

‘We didn’t come here for fourth’ - Michael Matthews frozen out of Milan-San Remo podium
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Honestly, my legs were really bad today. I’m really struggling with the cold' says Australian after sprinting to fourth behind podium-filling break

ProVelo Super League – Sophie Marr closes in on Liv-AlUla Jayco Continental contract with stage 3 win at Q Tour
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Tynan Shanon takes men's stage win in two-way sprint while Jack Ward and Zac Marriage finish in same bunch keeping U23 series battle open ahead of final day of racing

ProVelo Super League – Zac Marriage and Lauren Bates claim Q Tour stage 2 time trial
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Alli Anderson and Tristan Saunders take runner-up spots on second day of final round of competition in new Australian league

ProVelo Super League – Odette Lynch and Cameron Scott claim Q Tour stage 1 criteriums
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Liam Walsh joins CCACHE x Bodywrap teammate on podium by taking second in men's race as U19 rider Amelie Sanders claims women's runner-up spot

Jasper Philipsen to defend Milan-San Remo title despite Nokere Koerse crash
By Simone Giuliani published
News ‘Whether he’ll be at his best after the crash in Nokere remains to be seen’ says Alpecin-Deceuninck

Shirin van Anrooij to make surprise return at Milan-San Remo after iliac artery endofibrosis surgery
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'It’s incredible to be part of this special moment for the modern women’s peloton and, honestly, last year I could not have imagined being here'

Medical checks reveal Rebecca Henderson raced to Australian mountain bike title with fractured shoulder
By Simone Giuliani published
News Out for Oceania Championships and Brazil World Cup after crashing on first lap in brutal conditions Sunday but still claiming 12th consecutive elite cross-country national title

ProVelo Super League Q-Tour preview: The final battle to decide who gets the Jayco-AlUla and Liv-AlUla-Jayco spots
By Simone Giuliani published
News Sophie Marr, Talia Appleton and Alli Anderson in top three of women’s under-23 standings while Jack Ward and Zachary Marriage vie for men’s top spot
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