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

'Our best weapon' – Back from injury, Kaden Groves leads Alpecin-Premier Tech chase for stage wins at the Giro d'Italia

By Simone Giuliani Published

News After skipping the Classics due to injury the Australian sprinter is returning to the fray to spearhead team's stage win goals

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'Not the gravel of old' – Safety, rules and fairness talk flares in aftermath of The Traka

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Varying takes from riders including Romain Bardet, Nicole Frain and Lachlan Morton as competitors reflect on changing face of the race and sport

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Daxton Mock and Cécile Lejeune snare Belgian Waffle Ride California wins

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Courtney Sherwell holds off chase to take second place in elite women's race while Lance Haidet and Matthew Wilson clinch second and third in men's race

Results
'I've stepped up from last year' – Second place for Florian Lipowitz at Tour of Romandie provides extra lift toward Tour de France

By Simone Giuliani Published

News "I was really happy to be there with Tadej and to have the chance to compete against him" says Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider who was the only one to get even close to Pogačar

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Ginia Caluori and Cat Ferguson earn top spots for women in gravel debuts at The Traka 100 while Matyáš Kopecký wins men's division from five-rider sprint

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Fourth and final gravel race in Girona decided on Sunday

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'Crazy conditions' – New South Korean leg of Mountain Bike XCO World Series 'turns into a running competition' as Sina Frei and Dario Lillo master the mud

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'This is not fun for anyone – we ran 50% of the lap' says world champion and women's runner-up Jenny Rissveds

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UCI Gravel World Series: Tobias Konig and Giorgia Vettorello claim victory at Giro Sardegna Gravel

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Anton Albrecht and Tessa Neefjes snare runner up spots

Results
Collage of Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, overlaid with a Cyclingnews Vuelta Femenina banner graphic
Can FDJ United-SUEZ defend their title without Demi Vollering? – Analysing the contenders for La Vuelta Femenina 2026

By Simone Giuliani Last updated

Contenders From Évita Muzic to Anna van der Breggen and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot we take a look at the riders who could be chasing victory on the Alto de l'Angliru

Contenders
The Traka 200: Ex road pro Lukas Pöstlberger holds off MTB chasers to win 'biggest gravel race in Europe' as Sofia Gómez Villafañe strikes out for second straight title

By Simone Giuliani, Patrick Fletcher Published

Results Austrian narrowly hangs on for victory in men's race as defending champion repeats the trick in the women's race

Results
'Today I don't feel my legs' – Mads Würtz Schmidt finds form like never before in won and done effort at The Traka 360

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Concentrated training delivers an 'incredible day' for rider who now has 200 and 360 titles to his name

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'Sometimes failure really motivates you' – Triumph at The Traka for Rosa Klöser after feeling terrible at Sea Otter Classic Gravel following fraught post Paris-Roubaix dash

By Simone Giuliani Published

News An unrelenting 90km solo effort to clinch win and ominous sign for rivals ahead of Unbound 200

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The Traka 360: Mads Würtz Schmidt completes the double with dominant victory, as Rosa Klöser wins with impressive 90km solo on challenging Girona gravel

By Matilda Price, Simone Giuliani Published

Results Drechou and Beers complete men's podium, Dubau-Prévot and Scheurs second and third in women's

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Can Karolina Migoń, Tobias Kongstad and Sofia Gomez Villafañe defend and who will step into the void in the men's 200? – Analysing contenders at The Traka

By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published

Contenders A look ahead to the Gravel Earth Series races in Girona which sets a benchmark of form ahead of Unbound Gravel

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UCI Gravel World Series: Jenna Rinehart and Daxton Mock win Highlands Gravel in the United States

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results First race of the series in the United States for 2026 ends with solo victors while Emily Newsom and Lance Lakoski take second places

Results
UCI Gravel World Series: Romy Kasper and Kamiel Notebaert win at Gravel One Fifty

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Notebaert shifts up from second to first with winning sprint while Kasper claims victory with solo sortie

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'I really didn't feel well' – Anna van der Breggen cuts through with fourth at Liège-Bastogne-Liège despite illness

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'It felt like I was riding at only 70% of my capacity' says the two-time winner of the final race of the Ardennes block

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AusCycling says special general meeting vote to remove Craig Bingham as Director and Chair did not pass

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Vote taken on Thursday evening at special general meeting formally requested by member clubs

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The gravelliest UCI Gravel World Championships of them all – A detailed look at the 'perfect storm' of terrain that riders will face this October in Western Australia

By Simone Giuliani Published

Features Liège-Bastogne-Liège style climbs in a course carved out from the thousands of kilometres of pristine gravel roads on offer

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'I’d rather have one real standout result than three podiums' – Puck Pieterse keeps eyes trained on top step as Ardennes campaign continues with defence at La Flèche Wallonne

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Fenix-Premier Tech rider who stood on all three of the podium steps across the trio of events last year says "overall level has increased"

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From the Winter Olympics to a Flèche Wallonne debut – Sandrine Tas begins cycling career with Lotto–Intermarché Ladies

By Simone Giuliani Published

News The switch from the ice to the road truly begins on Wednesday for the Belgian skater

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'The lead just wouldn’t shrink' – High hopes at Amstel Gold Race but no joy for SD Worx-Protime in home event

By Simone Giuliani Published

News The Dutch squad lined up with a packed roster but there were no celebrations or consolation prizes to be had as the team missed the podium at the event for only the second time

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UCI Gravel World Series: Romain Bardet and Sophie Wright stretch the gaps to win Monaco Gravel Race

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Nicole Frain runner up in women's race after Wright makes catch then continues on while Paul Voß clinches second in men's race

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Can anyone deny Remco Evenepoel revenge and will Demi Vollering continue FDJ's dominance? – Analysing the favourites for Amstel Gold Race 2026

By Simone Giuliani Published

Analysis Riders will look to surprise win of Mattias Skjelmose from 12 months ago as inspiration against the big names

Analysis
Sea Otter Classic Gravel: Bradyn Lange holds off Keegan Swenson to take men's victory while Sofia Gomez Villafañe fends off Lauren Stephens in women's race

By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson Published

Results Series leaderboard begins to take shape in the windy conditions of the opening round of the Life Time Grand Prix

Results
Who can block Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Cameron Jones from repeat wins at Life Time Grand Prix in 2026? A look at the top contenders

By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani Published

Contenders The fifth off-road gravel campaign begins at Sea Otter Gravel with fresh contenders Rosa Klöser, Karolina Migoń, Cobe Freeburn and Simen Nordahl Svendsen among returning favourites

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