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.
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| Team information | |
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| UCI code | BPK |
| Registered | Italy |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status |
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| Bicycles | Kemo |
| Website | Team home page |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Walter Zini |
| Team name history | |
2012–2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018– | BePink Astana BePink Women Team BePink–La Classica Bepink Bepink–Cogeas Bepink |
Team history edit
2014 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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Major wins edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Astana-Acca Due O women's team launched for 2015". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ CyclingTips. "Rocacorba Daily". cyclingtips.com.au.
- ^ ProCyclingStats. "Astana BePink Womens Team 2014". procyclingstats.com.
- ^ ProCyclingStats. "Alison Tetrick". procyclingstats.com.
- ^ "Bepink". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "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.