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

An Australian Classic – Delayed but not lacking firepower at Melbourne to Warrnambool and Warrnambool Women's Cycling Classic

By Simone Giuliani Published

News After shifting two weeks later due to the impact of bushfires near course, riders are set for a potentially wet but still hotly contested edition of race that first took place in 1895

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ProVelo Super League turns to equity crowdfunding, looks to raise $1.5 million to fuel plans of expanding reach of Australia's top domestic race series

By Simone Giuliani Published

News "This is an opportunity for the sport to own its pathway’s future and for investors to secure a stake as we seek to expand our reach and impact across the APAC region" says PVSL

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'I was getting really frustrated' – Tom Pidcock turns wasted opportunities into first win of the season on final chance at Vuelta a Andalucía

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'It makes it all worthwhile' says British rider after turning the work of the winter into a victory

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UCI Gravel World Series – Romain Bardet and Sofia Gómez Villafañe win Castellón Gravel Race

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Mads Würtz Schmidt and Morgan Aguirre claim runner-up positions in Spain

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ProVelo Super League: Levi Hone and Sophia Sammons take overall Tour of Tasmania victory as Reuben Page-Brown and Ruby Taylor win stage 4

By Simone Giuliani Published

Race Results Australian road champion Patrick Eddy and Keely Bennett come second in Launceston criterium finale

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ProVelo Super League: 17-year-old Connor Wright wins pivotal Tour of Tasmania stage 3 but women's stage cancelled after mass pile up

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Crash near front of peloton sees a big chunk of woman's bunch coming down at under 25km to go

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ProVelo Super League: Sophia Sammons and Oliver Bleddyn win Tour of Tasmania stage 2

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Solo victories for both riders, with Sammons carving out a gap of more than a minute-and-a-half to the chase group

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ProVelo Super League: Cameron Ivory and Ruby Taylor take out short Tour of Tasmania opening time trial

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Keely Bennett and Connor Wright take runner-up spots in second round of Australia's top tier domestic race season

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'A wild day of racing' – First pro race in Europe and a bunny-hop enabled first podium for New Zealand's Ben Oliver at Vuelta a Andalucía

By Simone Giuliani Published

News The mountain biker who turned pro on the road with Modern Adventure Pro Cycling claims third in sprint finish on opening stage of five-day race

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'I don't feel any pressure to perform straight away' – Oscar Onley starts 'figuring out' Ineos Grenadiers at Volta ao Algarve with Tour de France the clear target

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'It's no secret that the Tour is the main focus for the year, for myself and for the team' says the 23-year-old who made late transfer

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'A lifelong advocate for cycling culture' – Giant founder King Liu dies at age of 93

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'He led the company onto the global stage and helped the world recognise the strength and capability of Taiwan’s bicycle industry' says world's largest bicycle manufacturer

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Maxim Van Gils out for months after pelvis fractured in Clásica Jaén podium sprint crash

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Van Gils crash occurred in three-way sprint for second and third place, Jan Christen disqualified after incident

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Sofía Gómez Villafañe and Mads Wurtz Schmidt start the season on top step with overall victory at a muddy edition of Santa Vall

By Simone Giuliani Published

Results Villafañe takes both stages as well as GC of the Gravel Earth Series event, Tim Wollenberg snares stage 2 of men's race but Wurtz Schmidt remains on top overall

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'The thought of going to work in an office is the scariest thing in the world' – After a brutal year on and off the bike, George Bennett is more motivated than ever

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'The big block for me starts when I go to Europe, doing altitude camp, and then we're really going to focus on the spring'

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Jasper Philipsen alters spring racing programme as he builds to Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix tilts

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Two Monuments and season staples of Scheldeprijs and Dwars door Vlaanderen are also in the mix

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Ally Wollaston continues flying start to season as she clinches New Zealand national road race title

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Group of seven gets away early in the race and FDJ United-SUEZ rider jumps on final climb to line to take emphatic victory

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'Being more of an influential player' an aim for Jack Haig in career reboot with Ineos Grenadiers

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'I'd love to go on and be part of another Grand Tour winning team,' says Australian who adds experience to squad which also counts Oscar Onley among its 2026 signings

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'I was never the guy everyone was talking about as the next up-and-comer' – Simon Clarke bids farewell on his own terms after a career marked by resilience

By Simone Giuliani Last updated

Interview "I'm 40 this year. I feel like I've wrung the towel dry" says Tour de France and Vuelta a España stage winner who pinned a number on for last time at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

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Melbourne to Warrnambool and Women's Warrnambool Cycling Classic rescheduled, bushfires cause two-week delay

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Dates shifted two weeks later to February 28 and March 1 due to impact of bushfire in the Otway region

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'My first one-day WorldTour race, I can't complain about third' – Neo-pro Brady Gilmore steps it up in final stanza of Australian block at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Australian rider steps up to World Tour podium in opening block of racing with NSN Cycling after twice taking fourth at Tour Down Under

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'I thought the finish line was 100 meters closer' – Matthew Brennan takes second at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race after unintentional early launch

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'I felt like I had really good legs there, so I'm just going to get my eyes tested' jokes 20-year-old British rider

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Men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race: Tobias Lund Andresen edges out Matthew Brennan to take the win from small group sprint

By Lyne Lamoureux Published

Results Brady Gilmore beats defending champion Mauro Schmid to take third

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'A bit bittersweet' – Josie Nelson concludes Australian season opening with second place at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Dani Ostanek Published

News British racer takes runner-up spot behind Ally Wollaston, having started her season with the same result at the Tour Down Under

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Expectation was 'pretty chill' but reality 'got even better day by day' – New Australian champion Mackenzie Coupland close to podium at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Simone Giuliani Published

News Twenty-year-old Liv-AlUla-Jayco rider clinches fourth at second Women's WorldTour event

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From 'struggling' to another notch in the dream run as Ally Wollaston becomes first rider to defend title at Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race

By Simone Giuliani Published

News 'If I didn't have my teammates, the race would have been gone for sure' says FDJ United-SUEZ back-to-back victor

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