
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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Fergus Browning gets his chance with late signing to Hagens Berman Jayco
By Simone Giuliani published
News The 21-year-old Australian who claimed KOM jersey at Tour Down Under first lines up for Continental development team at Circuit des Ardennes

Chasing a winning trajectory for Unbound – Brendan Johnston opens third US gravel season with Salty Lizard win
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I learn more and more every race' says Australian gravel champion

Geerike Schreurs and Magnus Bak Klaris sweep up Wörthersee UCI Gravel World Series round
By Simone Giuliani published
Results Lukas Pöstlberger and Jana Gigele claim race within the race for Austrian gravel title

Samara Maxwell makes history for New Zealand with cross-country win on elite debut at UCI Mountain Bike World Series
By Simone Giuliani published
News "I just kept telling myself ‘this is for a world cup win, hurt as much as you can because you won’t get it if you don’t’" says nation's first ever women's elite XCO World Cup winner

‘That’s our podium, that’s our decision’ – Fourth and fifth placed Forster and Schurter crash men’s podium at Mountain Bike World Series opener
By Simone Giuliani published
News Huge roar from crowd as the extra riders step on stage despite new regulations ending 30 year tradition of five rider XCO podiums

'We have been ignored' – Riders from Pidcock to Pieterse rally against World Series XCO MTB podium cut from five to three
By Simone Giuliani last updated
News Update: Adds UCI response to statement from over 120 riders, including entire top 30

Luke Plapp delivers a winning return from wrist surgery on stage 2 at the Tour of Hellas
By Simone Giuliani published
News Australian climbs to victory at 2.1 race in Greece as soon as it hits the mountains

‘A really tough moment’ – Lotte Kopecky needed to dig deep at Dwars door Vlaanderen
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I’m not exactly sure what caused it. The legs just weren’t there' says SD Worx Protime rider after falling out of favourites group but then fighting back
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