
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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Chasing last chances, bidding farewell and hunting new beginnings at Le Tour de Langkawi
By Simone Giuliani published
News Eight-stage ProSeries race in Malaysia with plenty of options for the sprinters, including a retiring Alexander Kristoff as he targets the two victories he needs to make it to 100 career wins

Road World Championships – Riders to watch in the opening edition of the stand-alone women's under-23 road race
By Simone Giuliani published
Analysis Can Canada's Isabella Holmgren make it two world titles in a month?

UCI Gravel World Series: Nicole Frain wins at Sea Otter Europe to secure top spot in series overall
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Daan Soete beats Dorian Godon in sprint to win 107km elite men's race

'Sunday is all about celebration' – Nino Schurter bids farewell as Alessandra Keller and Alan Hatherly claim Lenzerheide Mountain Bike World Series XCO wins
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Today was a beautiful day' says Schurter after powerhouse of the sport gets home nation send off

European Gravel Championships: Mads Würtz Schmidt and Erica Magnaldi secure the titles in Italy
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Rosa Klöser slips away from top spot when she punctures with 8km to go

UCI Gravel World Series: Romain Bardet and Axelle Dubau-Prévôt claim emphatic victories at 66 Degrés Sud-Pyrénées Catalanes Gravel Tour
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Nicole Frain and Hugo Drechou take runner-up spots at French qualifier

UCI Gravel World Series: Caleb Bottcher and Jennifer Tave capture the top spots at Mammoth TUFF
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Tave carves out massive 25 minute gap to second placed Rachel McBride in second US-based qualifying event

'I don’t feel part of this world anymore' – Marta Cavalli to retire as injuries and comebacks leave Italian climber exhausted
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I have been chasing a condition for a long time, that has never returned' says Italian who won Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and was runner-up at Giro d'Italia in 2022

An improvised parking lot podium for Vuelta a España with drink coolers as steps and podium pooches
By Simone Giuliani published
News Chaos around the Madrid finale may have halted the official ceremony but another plan quickly evolved

'More serious consequences than initially thought' – Further tests reveal Lotte Kopecky fractured a vertebra in crash
By Simone Giuliani published
News No breaks was original diagnosis for world champion after Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche stage 3 crash but further tests reveal different scenario
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