Astana Women's Team

For the cycling team known as Astana in 2014, see Bepink.
Astana Women's Team
Team information
UCI code ASA
Registered Kazakhstan
Founded 2015 (2015)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Kuota
Key personnel
General manager Zulfia Zabirova
Maurizio Fabretto
Team name history
2015
2016–		 Astana–Acca Due O
Astana Women's Team

Astana Women's Team is a professional women's cycling team based in Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to compete in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2015.[1][2]

Team history

2014

Riders in

On November 28, Marzhan Baitlevova, Yekaterina Yuraitis, Makhabbat Umutzanova, Natalya Sokovnina and Aliya Kargaliyena signed with the team. On November 30, Natalya Saitfutdinova and Faina Potapova signed with the team. On December 2, the team signed Jessenia Meneses and Ingrid Drexel. On December 6, the team signed Aizhan Zhaparova, Larisa Pankova and Kseniya Dobrynina. On December 12 Marika Campagnaro joined the team. On December 18 Milda Jankauskaite, Olena Demidova and Carolina Rodriguez joined the team.[3] On 24 December, Hanna Solovey signed for the team.[4]

2015

In June, Astana-Acca Due O fired Hanna Solovey citing “unprofessional behaviour”. This was disputed, with the Ukrainian Cycling Federation, claiming she was fired for refusing to take up Kazakhstani citizenship ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics.[5]

Team Roster

As of 10 March 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[6]

Rider Date of birth
 Aizhan Zhaparova (RUS) (1989-05-01)May 01, 1989 (aged 25)
 Dobrynina Kseniia (RUS) (1994-01-11)January 11, 1994 (aged 20)
 Larisa Pankova (RUS) (1991-05-12)May 12, 1991 (aged 23)
 Marika Campagnaro (ITA) (1996-03-27)March 27, 1996 (aged 18)
 Yekaterina Yuraitis (KAZ) (1996-08-08)August 08, 1996 (aged 18)
 Natalya Saifutdinova (KAZ) (1989-02-11)February 11, 1989 (aged 25)
 Makhabbat Umutzhanova (KAZ) (1994-08-11)August 11, 1994 (aged 20)
 Marzhan Baitleuova (KAZ) (1994-03-12)March 12, 1994 (aged 20)
Rider Date of birth
 Faina Potapova (KAZ) (1996-09-12)September 12, 1996 (aged 18)
 Natalya Sokovnina (KAZ) (1990-01-18)January 18, 1990 (aged 24)
 Aliya Kargaliyeva (KAZ) (1993-03-22)March 22, 1993 (aged 21)
 Milda Jankauskaitė (LTU) (1995-10-01)October 01, 1995 (aged 19)
 Ingrid Drexel (MEX) (1993-07-28)July 28, 1993 (aged 21)
 Carolina Rodriguez Gutierrez (MEX) (1993-09-30)September 30, 1993 (aged 21)
 Olena Demydova (UKR) (1995-09-11)September 11, 1995 (aged 19)

National Champions

2015
Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships, Natalya Saifutdinova
Kazakhstan National Time Trial Championships, Yekaterina Yuraitis
Mexico National Time Trial Championships, Ingril Drexel

References

  1. ↑ "Astana-Acca Due O women’s team launched for 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "#KUOTACYCLE E ASTANA ACCA DUE O". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Cycling Transfers 2015 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-solovey-signs-for-astana-acca-due-o-roompot-secure-classics-invitations
  5. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/solovey-sacked-by-astana-acca-due-o-for-refusing-to-switch-nationality-claims-ukrainian-federation
  6. ↑ "UCI Team Members; 2015 season". UCI. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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