
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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Ponderosa Pines – A new gravel race to decide the 2025 Australian national champions
By Simone Giuliani published
News Tiffany Cromwell, Rebecca Henderson and defending champion Brendan Johnston among those set to vie for green and gold jersey in South Australia Saturday

Paris-Roubaix medical updates – From fractures for Ballerini and a bloodied face for Küng to lucky escapes for Theuns and Ferguson
By Simone Giuliani published
News The accumulating injury reports from a brutal weekend of racing at the Hell of the North

'That first sector, it's just bodies falling' – Oscar Chamberlain soaks up debut Paris-Roubaix while providing spark of hope for Australian resurgence
By Simone Giuliani published
News One of just three riders from nation lining up to take on the brutal cobbled test, the second-youngest rider in race is first Australian across line in 82nd place

Christopher Blevins and Samara Maxwell walk away from Brazil Mountain Bike World Series opening rounds on top of XCO leaderboards
By Simone Giuliani published
News American Specialized Factory rider closes with XCO win as New Zealand’s Maxwell comes second to Jenny Rissveds in final battle at Araxá

More comfortable and more adherence on back wheel – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot embraces adjustable tyre pressure edge at winning Paris-Roubaix debut
By Simone Giuliani published
News Visma-Lease a Bike rider says for Tour of Flanders the self-inflating technology was a 'maybe but maybe not' though 'for the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix there is no question'

Kell O’Brien hit by van while out training, broken collarbone ends spring Classics season early
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian had expected to be on start line for Paris-Roubaix before training crash in Ghent

Haley Batten and Keegan Swenson snare solo wins at Sea Otter Gravel
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Santa Cruz rider launches on final climb to take out Life Time Grand Prix opening round while Batten capitalises on mid-race single-track to make her move

'A tough pill to swallow’ – Injured Rebecca Henderson misses first ever Mountain Bike World Series opener but sets sights on Nové Město
By Simone Giuliani published
News Fractures from Australian Championships crash delay effort to ride the upswing back to 'absolute best' but 'it's okay because I have eight more chances this year to try and find that peak'

'Such a fine won't stop us' – UCI hits Forster and Schurter with 800 CHF penalty for defying reduced podium size rules at 2025 Mountain Bike World Series opener
By Simone Giuliani published
News The fourth and fifth placed cross-country riders joined the men's elite podium in Brazil on Sunday to support broad rider objections to the decision to cut the podium from five to three
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