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

Crashing over the finish line, Liam Slock delivers an unforgettable first professional victory at GP Gippingen
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'Luckily the win came with it, otherwise this would probably have been the fail of the year' says Lotto-Intermarché rider

UCI Gravel World Series: Hugo Drechou and Sophie Wright surge to victory in opening French round at Wish One
By Simone Giuliani Published
Results French champion claims tight battle with Jente Michels as Wright builds substantial gap with mid-race launch

'This sport can be cruel sometimes' – Tyre blowout cause of Sam Watson's stage 4 Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes crash
By Simone Giuliani Published
News British champion rides to the finish, last over the line as he wears the bloody marks of fall

'One day, maybe' – Finn Fisher-Black just shy of the win again at Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'I'm trying not to think about how many times I've been second this year' says rider from New Zealand

'This rainstorm that came in changed everything' - An inventory of crashes, mechanicals and course chaos at a muddy 2026 edition of Unbound Gravel
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Last updated
News From Lachlan Morton to Nicole Frain and Peter Stetina there were plenty of riders who had a spanner thrown in the works through the Flint Hills of Kansas

'I’ve got the worst of it out of the way' – Neve Bradbury settles into the waiting game after iliac artery endofibrosis surgery
By Simone Giuliani Published
News Early signs encouraging for Australian rider who is looking to return to 'pointy end of the races again'

Matthew Wilson washed off the gravel bike after Unbound and took it straight to the top of a criterium podium at Tulsa Tough
By Simone Giuliani Published
News New Zealander 'borrowed a mate's road wheels, put them on the gravel bike and gave it a nudge'

'I found it very strange' – Jan Willem van Schip disqualified yet again
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'For a long time, I didn’t get any clarity on exactly what the problem was' said the Dutch rider after his second disqualification in a month

2026 Giro d'Italia Women stage 6 preview – Short reprieve for the GC contenders as final call for sprinters set to unfold
By Lyne Lamoureux, Simone Giuliani Last updated
Stage Preview June 4, 2026: A flat 159km from Ala - Brescello

Damiano Caruso may be set to retire from racing at the end of 2026 but he won't be going far
By Simone Giuliani Published
News Italian rider to stay with Bahrain Victorious, transitioning into a sports director role

Unbound Gravel decides Life Time Grand Prix wildcards with Danni Shrosbree and Martins Blums topping the table of new recruits
By Simone Giuliani Published
News Balance of US and international riders among the seven to join the series fray, with two riders from New Zealand following in the footsteps of Cameron Jones

'Savage day out' – No smooth run for Brendan Johnston at Unbound Gravel but celebrates going one better
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'Might have to come back three more times and who knows' says Australian after comes fourth at Unbound 200 this year, after fifth in 2025

Profound shakeups, spills, splashes and wild wheel changes at Unbound Gravel 2026 - Conclusions on what unravelled and what worked
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published
Analysis Mother Nature dictated how unpredictable the 20th anniversary of Unbound 200 would be with 'biblical' weather

Giro d'Italia podium secured, so is lining up at the Tour de France the next step for Jai Hindley?
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'If I have a week on the couch and then try and start training again I think it would be nice to do the Tour' says Australian as he makes pitch for support role in July

Cameron Scott jumps up a step in 2026 to clinch Australian men's gravel title
By Simone Giuliani Published
News New champion shakes off rivals to cross the line at Ponderosa Pines with a six second advantage to second-placed Brent Rees

'Astonished' – SD Worx-Protime has 'serious questions' about bicycle-weighing procedures at Giro d'Italia Women after Lorena Wiebes disqualified
By Simone Giuliani Published
News 'There was a weight difference of more than 50 grams between the first and second weighing' says team

Unbound Gravel 200 women: Sofia Gomez Villafañe emerges from the mud to win gruelling 20th anniversary edition from five-way sprint
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published
Results A second title for the 2022 winner, with Specialized Off-road teammate Geerike Schreurs second

The mud mayhem arrives again at Unbound 200 with fields shattered early
By Simone Giuliani Published
News Within the first hour, much of the field is off the bike with the mud-clearing paint sticks out

'Muddy, tired, but happy' – Tiffany Cromwell claims a second Australian elite women's gravel title at Ponderosa Pines
By Simone Giuliani Published
News Canyon-SRAM rider wins with a gap of 20 minutes in wet and muddy conditions

Who will step up to challenge defending champions Karolina Migoń and Cameron Jones? – Analysing the Unbound 200 contenders
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Last updated
Contenders Running a ruler over the key players in Emporia from former winners Sofia Gómez Villafañe and Keegan Swenson to a raft of riders hoping to make a new addition to the honour list

'Into the unknown' – Michael Woods steps into first Unbound with finishing as primary goal but top 10 would be 'super cool'
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Published
News Former road professional says the 200+ mile event will 'be a big test of endurance but you never know – hopefully I can do well'

Unbound clash sees several top names missing from Australian Gravel Championships, but Tiffany Cromwell and Mark O'Brien set to defend titles
By Simone Giuliani Last updated
News Racing once again set to unfold at South Australia's Ponderosa Pines, with separate day of racing for elite women and elite men

Proof, prototypes and dreams of mud – The makings of an Unbound Gravel title defence for Cameron Jones
By Simone Giuliani Published
Analysis Winning Unbound 200 last year may have set the rider from New Zealand up for a career in gravel but "there's lots to gain by getting another one"

'I am not thinking about Rome yet' – Jhonatan Narváez reclaims ciclamino jersey but 'great opportunity' for fourth stage win at Giro d'Italia slips away
By Simone Giuliani Published
News UAE Team Emirates-XRG were in prime position on stage 17 with three in the break but Arrieta was top finisher from squad with sixth as Narváez came ninth

Rugged Road D and possible return of legendary peanut-butter mud awaits elites and amateurs in Unbound 200
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published
News Forecast of mid-week storms and expectations of messy conditions to be 'the main topic of conversation around Emporia for the next few days'
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