
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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'Sunday is all about celebration' – Nino Schurter bids farewell as Alessandra Keller and Alan Hatherly claim Lenzerheide Mountain Bike World Series XCO wins
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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

'I didn’t really know who I was outside of racing anymore' – Fem van Empel to pin on a number again at La Choralis Fourmies but cyclocross focus fuels return of three-time world champion
By Simone Giuliani published
News 23-year-old Dutch rider plans to leave the road behind so she can 'dive in and do what I love most'

'Absolutely gutted' – Jay Vine absorbs sting of missing win at shortened Vuelta a España time trial by one second
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian looks to turn disappointment into World Championships motivation

'I have one shot left, just one' – Arkéa-B&B Hotels hoping last sponsor interest can save the French team as UCI deadlines looms
By Simone Giuliani published
News "October 1, you have to submit a bank guarantee. Then the axe will fall. If I don't have at least a firm letter of commitment, it will be over,' team boss Emmanuel Hubert tells Le Parisien
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