
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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'She wants to continue' – Demi Vollering undergoing further checks before decision made on starting stage 4 at Tour de France Femmes
By Simone Giuliani last updated
News Update – FDJ SUEZ says with 'non-urgent nature of her medical condition' no hospital visit needed but further tests, including second concussion protocol, will take place Tuesday morning

'It can be hard when you're really struggling to have the world see that' – Commitment to team fuels Kristen Faulkner's Tour de France Femmes fight
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Physically, I don't know if I've ever felt this strained in my life' says Olympic Champion on Monday after illness and a crash left her fighting to finish within the time cut on stage 2

'She's better than ever' - AG Insurance-Soudal plan Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey defence for Kim Le Court
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I also want to fight for Sarah,' says team DS Jolien D'Hoore as she highlight dual GC options with Sarah Gigante also reasonably positioned

'Now is my moment' – Mavi Garcia turns despair to joy as she lands biggest win of career with well-timed flyer on Tour de France Femmes stage 2
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'Yesterday was really sad, the crash, because it was not a really good start, but now I think everybody will be really happy.'

'I felt good but I’m kind of annoyed' – Strong start to Tour de France Femmes title defence for Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney but she wanted more
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I feel like if we maybe had a different approach, we could have gotten a better result' says Pole after coming fourth on stage 1

'You are almost dead’ without top form – Marlen Reusser first of Tour de France Femmes GC favourites to fall as illness sparks opening stage abandon
By Simone Giuliani published
News Liane Lippert crash also kills Movistar’s plan B for stage 1 to Plumelec

The 11 riders flying the flag for Australia or New Zealand at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes
By Simone Giuliani published
Feature From GC contender Niamh Fisher-Black to climber Sarah Gigante and the fast finishing Ally Wollaston, both nations have every reason to expect to be in the thick of the action

‘The hardest edition yet’ - A sense that anything can happen at this year’s Tour de France Femmes reigns as Vannes Grand Départ nears
By Simone Giuliani published
Analysis Dramatic backdrop of rising levels, shuffled teams and a tough course stoke anticipation for the nine days of racing ahead

'Aggressive and opportunistic' – Elisa Longo Borghini ready to start turning the corner on nightmare run at Tour de France Femmes
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'The pressure is off after the Giro and we are here hunting stages, not looking at GC, so I’m pretty happy to have this mindset' says the two-time maglia rosa winner

'Happy to win a stage' – Lotte Kopecky’s Tour de France Femmes expectations firmly adjusted amid back pain doubts
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I don't want them to sacrifice or to ride every day full gas for me and then have me saying, after six days ‘sorry, but my back is hurting' says World Champion
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