Sophie Smith

Who is Sophie Smith?

Sophie Elizabeth Smith is an Australian journalist, television reporter and presenter.

Smith specialises in professional road and track cycling and has covered, from location, events including the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, UCI Road World Championships as well as the UCI Track World Championships for print, television and online.

Smith moved to London, UK in June 2012 to work for IPC Media's Cycling Weekly and Cycle Sport magazines. She made three appearances on BBC World News throughout the London 2012 Olympic Games and in December started working on the Revolution Series, which is broadcast on ITV 4. Smith has also been a guest on talkSPORT, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 5 live. In 2013 she has continued to appear on BBC World News plus 5 News.

Smith previously worked for the Australian national TV network Special Broadcasting Service and its Cycling Central website and television programme.

Smith has reported live for SBS from 2011 Tour de France champion Cadel Evans's victory homecoming as well as the 2012 national road titles. She anchored the weekly Cycling Central programme during the 2012 Australian summer and presented its red carpet coverage of the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under Legends' Night Dinner. In 2011 she was a co-host on the station's popular Tour de France Sag Wagon podcast alongside Australian TV identity and comedian Sam Pang and Olympian David Culbert.