Simone Giuliani

Simone Giuliani

Australia Editor

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

Volta a Portugal: Leangel Linarez dodges late crash to lead one-two finish for Tavfer-Ovos Matinados-Mortágua on stage 3

By Simone Giuliani Last updated

Results Race leader Rui Oliveira launches sprint early but caught and takes fifth on stage, holds onto GC lead

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UCI Gravel World Series: Marjolein van't Geloof and Eddy Le Huitouze snare victory at Latvia's Gravel Weekend

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Wendy Oosterwoud and Linus Østdal settle for second in tight battles to line

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'We were hoping to make more of a dent' – Mont Ventoux effort leaves Cédrine Kerbaol moving up Tour de France Femmes GC but still aiming higher

By Simone Giuliani Published

News French EF Education-Oatly rider now sitting in sixth overall and 'stage nine is super hard so we keep going for it' says sports director Carmen Small

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'We still believe that we can turn it around' – Cédrine Kerbaol slides off Tour de France Femmes GC podium on stage 5 but there is no giving up the fight

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'If this was our bad day, then it's maybe not so bad' says EF Education-Oatly sports director Daniel Foder after French rider drops from third to ninth overall

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'We don't expect that Marlen will explode' – FDJ United-SUEZ focus on keeping up the pressure after Demi Vollering moves into second overall at Tour de France Femmes

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Vollering's shift up the rankings after a strong time trial is 'a really, really important step, but it's only one step,' says team manager Stephen Delcourt

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'We need to change the plan' – Anna van der Breggen's Tour de France Femmes GC hopes thwarted as usual strength exposes weakness

By Simone Giuliani Published

News SD Worx-Protime rider loses more than a minute on stage 4 as signs of flagging form fully exposed during individual time trial

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UCI Gravel World Series: Oceania champion Nicole Frain and Jonas Lindberg celebrate solo wins at Hlinsko gravel

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Victory in Czechia marks fourth win of series this season for Frain

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'So far, everything is going according to plan' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it's time to head into the great unknown

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Individual time trial on stage 4 delivers a crucial GC test where the mystery of defending champion's prowess in the discipline is set to be revealed

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Charlie Aldridge and Sina Frei add XCO mountain bike title to tally at European championships

By Simone Giuliani Published

News After winning the short track, the British and Swiss rider made it a double, both riding over the line solo to claim another European champion jersey

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Gravel Earth Series: Marjolein van’t Geloof and Rait Arm win Lithuania's Megre Gravel

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Dutch rider claims women's race just ahead of French gravel champion Axelle Dubau-Prévôt while Jordy Bouts wins second ahead of Magnus Bak Klaris in men's three way sprint

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What's in a warning? – Looking into the consequences of a caution after Tour de France Femmes stage 1 report delivers lengthy list

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Pauline Ferrand-Prévot among riders warned for use of sidewalks while Alison Jackson has caution noted for using a non-compliant position

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UCI Gravel World Series: Lisa Bone takes solo win at Around the Pot, Matt Beers darts ahead of Cape Epic teammate Tristan Nortje

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results The new event, with a course delivering more than 90% gravel, runs as second South African round of 2026 qualifying series

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'Created the less stressful situation' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney's 'legs are good' as she slots in with best of rest after Tour de France Femmes opening stage

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Canyon-SRAM's 2024 champion sits among group of favourites four seconds back from Demi Vollering

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The seven riders from Australia and New Zealand taking to the start line at the Tour de France Femmes

By Simone Giuliani Published

Features Niamh Fisher-Black returns with GC aspirations while Mackenzie Coupland will be debuting in the Australian national champion's jersey

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'I pick my battle, and I choose the Tour de France' – Forget year-long dominance, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is all about delivering when it counts most

By Simone Giuliani Published

Features The French racer's unconventional path toward an attempted title defence on a course with the unfamiliar discipline of time trialling thrown in

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Tadej Pogačar's winning time sees 2026 Tour de France set new record for fastest-ever edition

By Simone Giuliani Published

News The time of 73:56:26 for the 3,197km edition has seen the five-time victor add another mark in the record books

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'A year I was thinking about this' – Mathieu van der Poel moves from pneumonia-spoiled run to Tour de France Paris stage dream

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'We have a saying in Dutch that it has to come from your toes but I don't know where this came from, but not from my toes' says stage 21 victor

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Adapted stage 21 profile, Tour de France 2026
Adapted stage 21, 2026 Tour de France

By Lyne Lamoureux, Simone Giuliani Last updated

Preview July 26, 2026; Paris Champs-Élysées, 88.7km

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'New opportunity, a fresh page' – Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney chases another Tour de France Femmes victory with team that delivers debuts for Bäckstedt, Klöser, Niedermaier

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'It's great to have a Tour victory on my palmarès, but I definitely come in with a fresh mind and body ready to go after new experiences and, of course, the victory'

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Calendar change sets up Tour de Pologne Women as pre-Tour de France Femmes sprint tune-up in 2026

By Simone Giuliani Published

News List of challengers to defending champion Chiara Consonni includes Elisa Balsamo and Lorena Wiebes

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'I did cry and I did almost quit multiple times' – Maddy Nutt rides a rocking saddle to victory at The Rift Gravel 330km as Chase Wark wins Icelandic men's race

By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Published

News Anton Stensby and Haley Smith prevail in 200km elite races with base at Hvolsvöllur

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UCI Gravel World Series: Nele Laing and Jonas Lindberg claim victory at 3Rides Gravel Winterberg

By Simone Giuliani, Matilda Price Published

Results Laing secures overall victory in new format as Lindberg wins UCI race but Kevin Kuhn tops overall standings

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Savilia Blunk and Christopher Blevins claim elite XCO titles at USA Cycling Endurance Mountain Bike Nationals

By Lyne Lamoureux, Simone Giuliani Published

News Gwendalyn Gibson and 2025 winner Bjorn Riley take runner-up spots

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'Dropped alone on the first climb and then it is impossible' – Anthon Charmig fights through stage 14 but time cut ends his Tour de France

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Uno-X Mobility rider nursing impact of earlier crashes pushes through to cross line in Le Markstein nearly an hour back

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'I’ve come from a really low point' – Maike van der Duin returns to podium at Baloise Ladies Tour after a 790 day wait

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'I was thinking that I couldn’t do this sport anymore' Canyon-SRAM rider says after fight back from health challenges rewarded with third on stage 2

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