Bepink

Bepink
Team information
UCI code BPK
Registered Italy
Founded 2012 (2012)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Kemo
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General manager Walter Zini
Team name history
2012–2013
2014
2015
2016–
BePink
Astana BePink Women Team
BePink–La Classica
Bepink

Bepink (UCI team code: BPK) is a professional women's cycling team based in Italy, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup.

Team history

2014

In November, it was announced that Astana would be moving sponsorship and resources away from the team, creating a new Kazakhstan based Women's team, Astana-Acca Due O.[1] As a result, BePink stated it would partner with Italian apparel brand, La Classica. For 2015 the team will race under the name BePink-La Classica.[2]

Riders in

On June 1, Ksenyia Tuhai joined the team.[3] On August 1, 2014, Alison Tetrick joined the team[4] along with Aliya Kargaliyeva as a stagiaire. On November 7, Ksenia Tuhai, Michela Maltese, Ana Covrig and Silvia Valsecchi. On November 8 the team signed Ilaria Sanguineti. On November 13 the team signed Ilaira Bonomi, Georgia Fraiegari, Tereza Medvedová, Jaime Nielsen, with Georgia Williams signing a contract extension. On November 14 the team signed Ruby Livingstone. On 18 November the team signed Simona Bortolotti and Anastasia Chulkova. On December 11, 2015 it was announced that Canadian cyclist Lex Albrecht signed with the team for the 2016 season.

Riders out

On October 30, Alice Algisi, Simona Frapporti & Dalia Muccioli left the team to join Alé Cipollini for the 2015 season. On November 19 Barbara Guarischi and Alena Amialiusik left the team to join Velocio–SRAM Pro Cycling. As a result of the creation of the new Kazakh-based team a number of Kazakh riders left the team. On November 28, Marzhan Baitlevova, Makhabbat Umutzhanova and Aliya Kargaliyeva left the team to join Astana-Acca Due O.

Team roster

2015

As of 29 March 2016. Ages as of 1 January 2016.[5]

The squad during the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames
Rider Date of birth
 Ilaria Bonomi (ITA) (1995-05-13)May 13, 1995 (aged 20)
 Simona Bortolotti (ITA) (1994-12-06)December 06, 1994 (aged 21)
 Anastasia Chulkova (RUS) (1985-03-07)March 07, 1985 (aged 30)
 Ana Maria Covrig (ROU) (1994-12-08)December 08, 1994 (aged 21)
 Giorgia Fraiegari (ITA) (1995-07-18)July 18, 1995 (aged 20)
 Ruby Livingstone (NZL) (1993-03-12)March 12, 1993 (aged 22)
 Michela Maltese (ITA) (1995-04-20)April 20, 1995 (aged 20)
Rider Date of birth
 Tereza Medvedová (SVK) (1996-03-27)March 27, 1996 (aged 19)
 Jaime Nielsen (NZL) (1985-09-03)September 03, 1985 (aged 30)
 Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA) (1994-04-15)April 15, 1994 (aged 21)
 Ksenyiya Tuhai (BLR) (1995-07-01)July 01, 1995 (aged 20)
 Silvi Valsecchi (ITA) (1982-07-19)July 19, 1982 (aged 33)
 Georgia Williams (NZL) (1993-08-25)August 25, 1993 (aged 22)
 Lex Albrecht (CAN) (1987-04-06)April 06, 1987 (aged 28)
 Olga Zabelinskaya (RUS) (1980-05-10)May 10, 1980 (aged 35)

Major results

2012
1st Grand Prix El Salvador, Noemi Cantele
1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador, Noemi Cantele
1st Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador, Silvia Valsecchi
1st Grand Prix Grand Saint Bernard, Evelyn García
1st GP Liberazione — WE, Noemi Cantele
1st Stage 1 Tour of Adygeya WE, Yuliya Martisova
1st Stage 1 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol, Noemi Cantele
1st Prologue Route de France Féminine, Alena Amialiusik
1st Stage 3 Route de France Féminine, Simona Frapporti
2013
1st Grand Prix San Miguel, Noemi Cantele
1st Overall Vuelta a El Salvador, Noemi Cantele
1st Stages 1 & 4, Noemi Cantele
1st Grand Prix El Salvador, Silvia Valsecchi
1st Youth Classification Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin, Georgia Williams
1st Mountains Classification Tour Languedoc Roussillon, Alena Amialiusik
1st Youth Classification, Georgia Williams
1st Stage 1a (TTT) Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol
1st Stage 2 (ITT) Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Alena Amialiusik
2014
1st Mountains classification Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Alena Amialiusik
1st Youth classification, Susanna Zorzi
1st Stage 3, Alena Amialiusik
1st Grand Prix el Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
1st Points classification Vuelta a El Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
1st Sprints classification, Anna Stricker
1st Youth classification Dalia Muccioli
1st Teams classification
1st Stages 1 & 2, Alena Amialiusik
1st Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Doris Schweizer
1st Teams classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
1st Stage 5, Alena Amialiusik
1st Combativity award Stage 4 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
2015
1st Stage 3 Tour of Zhoushan Island, Anastasia Chulkova
1st Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Ilaria Sanguineti
1st Youth classification, Ilaria Sanguineti
1st Team classification
1st Stage 1, Ilaria Sanguineti

National Champions

2012
Belarus National Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2013
Belarus National Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
Switzerland Road Race, Doris Schweizer
Italy National Road Race, Dalia Muccioli
Belarus National Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2014
Belarus National Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
Belarus National Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
Italy National Track (500m Time Trial), Simona Frapporti
Italy National Track (Omnium), Simona Frapporti
Italy National Track (Individual Pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
2015
New Zealand National Time Trial, Jaime Nielsen
New Zealand National Track (Individual pursuit), Jaime Nielsen
Slovakia National Time Trial, Tereza Medvedová
Romania National Road Race, Ana Maria Covrig
Romania National Time Trial, Ana Maria Covrig

References

  1. Cycling News. "Astana-Acca Due O women’s team launched for 2015". Cyclingnews.com.
  2. CyclingTips. "Rocacorba Daily". cyclingtips.com.au.
  3. ProCyclingStats. "Astana BePink Womens Team 2014". procyclingstats.com.
  4. ProCyclingStats. "Alison Tetrick". procyclingstats.com.
  5. "UCI Team Members; 2015 season". UCI. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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