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

UCI Gravel World Series – Romain Bardet and Sofia Gómez Villafañe win Castellón Gravel Race
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Mads Würtz Schmidt and Morgan Aguirre claim runner-up positions in Spain

ProVelo Super League: Levi Hone and Sophia Sammons take overall Tour of Tasmania victory as Reuben Page-Brown and Ruby Taylor win stage 4
By Simone Giuliani published
Race Results Australian road champion Patrick Eddy and Keely Bennett come second in Launceston criterium finale

ProVelo Super League: 17-year-old Connor Wright wins pivotal Tour of Tasmania stage 3 but women's stage cancelled after mass pile up
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Crash near front of peloton sees a big chunk of woman's bunch coming down at under 25km to go

ProVelo Super League: Sophia Sammons and Oliver Bleddyn win Tour of Tasmania stage 2
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Solo victories for both riders, with Sammons carving out a gap of more than a minute-and-a-half to the chase group

2026 gravel national and continental champions index
By Simone Giuliani published
Features A guide to the riders who have climbed to the top steps of the podium at their national or continental championships

ProVelo Super League: Cameron Ivory and Ruby Taylor take out short Tour of Tasmania opening time trial
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Keely Bennett and Connor Wright take runner-up spots in second round of Australia's top tier domestic race season

'A wild day of racing' – First pro race in Europe and a bunny-hop enabled first podium for New Zealand's Ben Oliver at Vuelta a Andalucía
By Simone Giuliani published
News The mountain biker who turned pro on the road with Modern Adventure Pro Cycling claims third in sprint finish on opening stage of five-day race

'I don't feel any pressure to perform straight away' – Oscar Onley starts 'figuring out' Ineos Grenadiers at Volta ao Algarve with Tour de France the clear target
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'It's no secret that the Tour is the main focus for the year, for myself and for the team' says the 23-year-old who made late transfer

'A lifelong advocate for cycling culture' – Giant founder King Liu dies at age of 93
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'He led the company onto the global stage and helped the world recognise the strength and capability of Taiwan’s bicycle industry' says world's largest bicycle manufacturer

Maxim Van Gils out for months after pelvis fractured in Clásica Jaén podium sprint crash
By Simone Giuliani published
News Van Gils crash occurred in three-way sprint for second and third place, Jan Christen disqualified after incident

Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Mads Wurtz Schmidt start the season on top step with overall victory at a muddy edition of Santa Vall
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Villafañe takes both stages as well as GC of the Gravel Earth Series event, Tim Wollenberg snares stage 2 of men's race but Wurtz Schmidt remains on top overall

'The thought of going to work in an office is the scariest thing in the world' – After a brutal year on and off the bike, George Bennett is more motivated than ever
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'The big block for me starts when I go to Europe, doing altitude camp, and then we're really going to focus on the spring'

Jasper Philipsen alters spring racing programme as he builds to Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix tilts
By Simone Giuliani published
News Two Monuments and season staples of Scheldeprijs and Dwars door Vlaanderen are also in the mix

Ally Wollaston continues flying start to season as she clinches New Zealand national road race title
By Simone Giuliani published
News Group of seven gets away early in the race and FDJ United-SUEZ rider jumps on final climb to line to take emphatic victory

'Being more of an influential player' an aim for Jack Haig in career reboot with Ineos Grenadiers
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I'd love to go on and be part of another Grand Tour winning team,' says Australian who adds experience to squad which also counts Oscar Onley among its 2026 signings

'I was never the guy everyone was talking about as the next up-and-comer' – Simon Clarke bids farewell on his own terms after a career marked by resilience
By Simone Giuliani last updated
Interview "I'm 40 this year. I feel like I've wrung the towel dry" says Tour de France and Vuelta a España stage winner who pinned a number on for last time at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

Melbourne to Warrnambool and Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic rescheduled, bushfires cause two-week delay
By Simone Giuliani published
News Dates shifted two weeks later to February 28 and March 1 due to impact of bushfire in the Otway region

'My first one-day WorldTour race, I can't complain about third' – Neo-pro Brady Gilmore steps it up in final stanza of Australian block at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian rider steps up to World Tour podium in opening block of racing with NSN Cycling after twice taking fourth at Tour Down Under

'I thought the finish line was 100 meters closer' – Matthew Brennan takes second at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race after unintentional early launch
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I felt like I had really good legs there, so I'm just going to get my eyes tested' jokes 20-year-old British rider

Men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Tobias Lund Andresen edges out Matthew Brennan to take the win from small group sprint
By Lyne Lamoureux published
Results Brady Gilmore beats defending champion Mauro Schmid to take third

'A bit bittersweet' – Josie Nelson concludes Australian season opening with second place at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Dani Ostanek published
News British racer takes runner-up spot behind Ally Wollaston, having started her season with the same result at the Tour Down Under

Expectation was 'pretty chill' but reality 'got even better day by day' – New Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland close to podium at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News Twenty-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider clinches fourth at second Women's WorldTour event

From 'struggling' to another notch in the dream run as Ally Wollaston becomes first rider to defend title at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'If I didn't have my teammates, the race would have been gone for sure' says FDJ United-SUEZ back-to-back victor

Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Ally Wollaston takes back-to-back win from small group sprint
By Lyne Lamoureux published
Results Josie Nelson second and Mireia Benito third as rider from New Zealand becomes first dual winner in Geelong

'It gives me a bit of belief' – Ally Wollaston lines up as defending champion at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race with firing form
By Simone Giuliani published
News "Last year was a pretty pivotal moment for me in my career and showed that I'm more than just a sprinter" says rider from New Zealand fresh from two stage wins at Tour Down Under
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