
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.
Latest articles by Simone Giuliani

Unbound Gravel shakes up women's Life Time Grand Prix wildcards as Cameron Jones slots into series with tie for third on men's overall leaderboard
By Jackie Tyson published
News Three top women's wildcard contenders after Sea Otter Gravel all DNF at Unbound 200, leaving them out of running

From surprise Unbound 200 win in 2024 to a crash, wrong turn and fourth place in 2025 – ‘That’s racing' says Rosa Klöser
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I will, for sure, come back next year and try to better that result,' defending champion says about Kansas campaign

Unbound Gravel 200: Karolina Migoń takes emphatic solo victory in Emporia to continue winning streak
By Jackie Tyson, Simone Giuliani published
Results Back-to-back Traka 360 victor adds Unbound crown with more than 8 minute gap to PAS Racing teammate Cecily Decker

Unbound Gravel XL: Rob Britton outlasts Lachlan Morton for overall win while Heather Jackson scores solo women's victory
By Jackie Tyson published
Results Both Britton and Jackson record fastest times on 350-mile course

Unbound 200 contenders expect to face drying course but heat, wind and mud patches could play a part
By Simone Giuliani published
News Temperatures of 86°F (30°C) forecast for Saturday but mud patches could 'potentially create a few separations'

Who will win the 2025 Unbound Gravel 200? - Examining a stacked field to uncover the favourites
By Simone Giuliani, Jackie Tyson last updated
Analysis Running a ruler over the contenders, from defending champion Rosa Klöser to Traka 360 winner Tobias Kongstad

‘The wait is finally over’ – Sarah Gigante returns to the peloton at Tour of Norway after recovering from iliac artery endofibrosis surgery
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'No matter how it goes this weekend, I know that pinning on a number again will already feel like a huge win' says Australian

How to watch and follow Unbound Gravel 2025 – Life Time streaming and live report on Cyclingnews
By Simone Giuliani published
News Unprecedented coverage from Emporia, Kansas that becomes the centre stage for gravel this week

'Not looking at what the finish line can bring me' – Lachlan Morton embraces the journey, not the race, as he brings a new perspective to Unbound Gravel in 2025
By Simone Giuliani published
Interview 2024 Unbound 200 winner 'drowns out the hype' as he embraces fresh challenge with XL start

‘Unbound decides’ – Australia’s Brendan Johnston prepared but pragmatic ahead of Kansas gravel showdown
By Simone Giuliani published
News ‘I've trained a lot, the physical parts and then also the mental parts … your mind and body both become compromised when you get 6, 7, 8, hours in’

'Make their life as hard as possible' – Rosa Klöser determined not to let her Unbound 200 rivals take her crown without a fight
By Simone Giuliani published
News Defending champion racing Women's WorldTour this year but 'passion' discipline of gravel still sits high on priority list

Belgian Waffle Ride – Joe Goettl and Flavia Oliveira Parks snap up solo wins in Utah
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Carter Anderson and Courtney Sullivan claim the runner up spots

'I couldn’t train and prepare as I wanted' – Elbow fracture hinders Geerike Schreurs but won't stop her lining up at Unbound Gravel
By Simone Giuliani published
News After second place at Unbound 200 on debut, the Dutch rider is in Emporia preparing for 'biggest race of the year' on Saturday

USA Pro Road Championships: Quinn Simmons goes solo to claim another elite men's road race title
By Kirsten Frattini, Simone Giuliani published
Results Lidl-Trek rider wins ahead of pursuing Evan Boyle while Gavin Hlady takes third in five way sprint for final podium spot

No flying under the radar anymore for Traka 360 winner Tobias Kongstad as returns to Unbound 200 to improve on podium finish
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'How I have planned to improve ... is pretty simple. I have almost done everything similar, but just 5-10% harder' Dane says

Karolina Migoń and Ramon Sinkeldam win Gravel Locos 110, making mark ahead of Unbound
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Alexander Miller and Emily Newsom take runner up spots in Texas

'Hang back, play the game' – Luxury of stage win at Giro d'Italia presents Luke Plapp with differing break dynamics
By Matilda Price, Simone Giuliani published
News 'We gave ourselves every chance' says Jayco-AlUla sports director David McPartland after promising stage 11 attempt falls short

‘A good test’ - Lotte Kopecky begins pursuit of Tour de France Femmes title at Vuelta a Burgos
By Simone Giuliani published
News World champion says some question marks over 'how I will digest' tough Picón Blanco climb, a good first measure ahead of this summer's stage race goal

Marianne Vos to give gravel world champion's jersey first outing at 3RIDES Aachen on May 31
By Simone Giuliani published
News Lucinda Brand also set to return to defend title at German UCI Gravel World Series race

'Let's move on' – Primož Roglič shrugs off Giro d'Italia crashes as stage 10 time trial ultimately delivers positive turn
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'A lot of things will happen, but it's up to me to give my best, it's that simple' Slovenian says after closing in on Del Toro and Ayuso

Free live stream of Unbound Gravel 200 to unfold for first time in 2025
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'We are committed to making this iconic race more accessible and engaging' says Life Time's Kimo Seymour as nearly seven hours of real time YouTube coverage announced

The ferocious fight back and 'dodgy pass' that took Tiffany Cromwell from ‘no, not my day' to ‘alright, game on’ at SEVEN
By Simone Giuliani published
News After illness pre-race Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto rider hauls way back to front of tough Western Australian gravel race, delivering confidence building performance ahead of Unbound

UCI Gravel World Series - Petr Vakoč and Tessa Neefjes sprint to victory at The Gralloch
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Scotland's round delivers tight run wins with defending champion Matthew Holmes second in men's elite and Ffion Gilbert claiming women's elite runner-up spot
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