Italian cycling team
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 .
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 raced 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 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 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 The squad during the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames As of 13 May 2021.[5] [6]
Major wins 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 classificationStage 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 2012 Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik2013 Belarus Road Race, Alena Amialiusik Switzerland Road Race, Doris Schweizer Italy Road Race, Dalia Muccioli Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik2014 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 Valsecchi2015 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 Covrig2016 World Time Trial, Amber Neben European Track (Team pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi European Track (Team pursuit), Francesca Pattaro2017 Russian Track (Points race), Olga Zabelinskaya Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková Czech Road Race, Nikola Nosková European Track (Team Pursuit) , Silvia Valsecchi2018 Slovakia Road Race, Tereza Medveďová Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová European Under-23 Road, Nikola Nosková2019 Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová2020 European U23 Track (Points race), Silvia Zanardi2021 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 Zanardi2022 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 ^ "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 .
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