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 World Tour.

Bepink
Team information
UCI codeBPK
RegisteredItaly
Founded2012 (2012)
Discipline(s)Road
Status
BicyclesKemo
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerWalter Zini
Team name history
2012–2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018–22
2023
2024
BePink
Astana BePink Women Team
BePink–La Classica
Bepink
Bepink–Cogeas
Bepink
BePink–GOLD
BePink–Bongioanni

Team history

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2014

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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 raced under the name BePink–La Classica.[2]

Riders in

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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 Medveďová, 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

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On October 30, Alice Algisi, Simona Frapporti and 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. 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

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The squad during the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames
As of 13 May 2021.[5][6]
Rider Date of birth
  Camilla Alessio (ITA) (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)
  Vania Canvelli (ITA) (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 26)
  Giorgia Catarzi (ITA) (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23)
  Lara Crestanello (ITA) (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
  Michaela Drummond (NZL) (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)
  Markéta Hájková (CZE) (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
  Nora Jenčušová (SVK) (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)
Rider Date of birth
  Chiara Perini (ITA) (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 26)
  Nadia Quagliotto (ITA) (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27)
  Prisca Savi (ITA) (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
  Silvia Valsecchi (ITA) (1982-07-19) 19 July 1982 (age 42)
  Matilde Vitillo (ITA) (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 23)
  Silvia Zanardi (ITA) (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)

Major wins

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2012
Grand Prix El Salvador, Noemi Cantele
Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador, Noemi Cantele
Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador, Silvia Valsecchi
Grand Prix Grand Saint Bernard, Evelyn García
GP Liberazione — WE, Noemi Cantele
Stage 1 Tour of Adygeya WE, Yuliya Martisova
Stage 1 Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol, Noemi Cantele
Prologue Route de France Féminine, Alena Amialiusik
Stage 3 Route de France Féminine, Simona Frapporti
2013
Grand Prix San Miguel, Noemi Cantele
Overall Vuelta a El Salvador, Noemi Cantele
Stages 1 & 4, Noemi Cantele
Grand Prix El Salvador, Silvia Valsecchi
Youth classification Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin, Georgia Williams
Mountains classification Tour Languedoc Roussillon, Alena Amialiusik
Youth classification, Georgia Williams
Stage 1a (TTT) Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
Stage 2 (ITT) Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Alena Amialiusik
2014
  Mountains classification Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Alena Amialiusik
  Youth classification, Susanna Zorzi
Stage 3, Alena Amialiusik
Grand Prix el Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
  Points classification Vuelta a El Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
  Sprints classification, Anna Stricker
  Youth classification Dalia Muccioli
Teams classification
Stages 1 & 2, Alena Amialiusik
Stage 1 Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Doris Schweizer
Teams classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
Stage 5, Alena Amialiusik
  Combativity award Stage 4 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
2015
Stage 3 Tour of Zhoushan Island, Anastasia Chulkova
  Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Ilaria Sanguineti
  Youth classification, Ilaria Sanguineti
Team classification
Stage 1, Ilaria Sanguineti
2016
Chrono de Gatineau, Amber Neben
Stage 2 (ITT) Tour de Bretagne Feminin, Silvia Valsecchi
Stage 4 Tour de Bretagne Feminin, Ilaria Sanguineti
  Overall La Route de France, Amber Neben
Stages 4 (ITT) & 5, Amber Neben
2017
  Youth classification Emakumeen Bira, Nikola Nosková
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Sudtirol, Nikola Nosková
  Youth classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Nikola Nosková
Stage 4, Silvia Valsecchi
  Combativity award Stage 1, Silvia Valsecchi
2018
Stage 7 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Erica Magnaldi
2019
  Mountains classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Katia Ragusa
2020
Stage 4 Women's Tour Down Under, Simona Frapporti
2022
  Youth classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Silvia Zanardi
Stage 2 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Matilde Vitillo
Visegrad 4 Ladies Series Hungary, Silvia Zanardi
Stage 4 Tour International des Pyrénées, Silvia Zanardi
Stage 6 Tour de l'Ardèche, Silvia Zanardi
Stages 2 & 4 Vuelta a Formosa, Valentina Basilico

National champions

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2012
  Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2013
  Belarus Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
  Switzerland Road Race, Doris Schweizer
  Italy Road Race, Dalia Muccioli
  Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2014
  Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
  Belarus Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
  Italy Track (500m Time Trial), Simona Frapporti
  Italy Track (Omnium), Simona Frapporti
  Italy Track (Individual pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
2015
  New Zealand Time Trial, Jaime Nielsen
  New Zealand Track (Individual pursuit), Jaime Nielsen
  Slovakia Time Trial, Tereza Medveďová
  Italy Time Trial, Silvia Valsecchi
  Romania Road Race, Ana Maria Covrig
  Romania Time Trial, Ana Maria Covrig
2016
  World Time Trial, Amber Neben
  European Track (Team pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
  European Track (Team pursuit), Francesca Pattaro
2017
  Russian Track (Points race), Olga Zabelinskaya
  Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková
  Czech Road Race, Nikola Nosková
  European Track (Team Pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
2018
  Slovakia Road Race, Tereza Medveďová
  Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová
  Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová
  European Under-23 Road, Nikola Nosková
2019
  Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová
  Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová
2020
  European U23 Track (Points race), Silvia Zanardi
2021
  Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Nora Jenčušová
  European U23 Track (Individual Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
  European U23 Track (Team Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
  European U23 Track (Points race), Silvia Zanardi
  European U23 Road Race, Silvia Zanardi
2022
  Slovakia Time Trial, Nora Jenčušová
  Slovakia Road Race, Nora Jenčušová
  European U23 (Team Pursuit), Matilde Vitillo
  European U23 (Team Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
  European U23 (Madison), Matilde Vitillo
  European U23 (Madison), Silvia Zanardi
  European U23 (Points race), Silvia Zanardi

References

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  1. ^ "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. ^ "Bepink". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Simona Frapporti volta pagina. "Ciclismo, ti dico soltanto grazie"" [Simona Frapporti turns the page. "Cycling, I only say thank you"]. TuttoBici (in Italian). Prima Pagina Edizioni s.r.l. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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