Bepink

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Bepink
BePink-La Classica team logo.jpg
Team information
UCI codeBPK
RegisteredItaly
Founded2012 (2012)
Discipline(s) Road
Status
Bicycles Kemo
Website Team home page
Key personnel
General managerWalter Zini
Team name history
2012–2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018–
BePink
Astana BePink Women Team
BePink–La Classica
Bepink
Bepink–Cogeas
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 World Tour.

Contents

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 Quaregnon - Le Samyn, 4 mars 2015, depart (B07).JPG
The squad during the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames
As of 13 May 2021. [5] [6]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Camilla Alessio  (ITA) (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Vania Canvelli  (ITA) (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giorgia Catarzi  (ITA) (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Lara Crestanello  (ITA) (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 20)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Michaela Drummond  (NZL) (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 24)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Markéta Hájková  (CZE) (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 22)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Nora Jenčušová  (SVK) (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 20)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Chiara Perini  (ITA) (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Nadia Quagliotto  (ITA) (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Prisca Savi  (ITA) (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 20)
Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Valsecchi  (ITA) (1982-07-19) 19 July 1982 (age 40)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matilde Vitillo  (ITA) (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 (age 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Zanardi  (ITA) (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 22)

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
Jersey green.svg Mountains classification Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Alena Amialiusik
Jersey blue.svg Youth classification, Susanna Zorzi
Stage 3, Alena Amialiusik
Grand Prix el Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
Jersey black.svg Points classification Vuelta a El Salvador, Alena Amialiusik
Jersey red.svg Sprints classification, Anna Stricker
Jersey violet.svg 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
Jersey blue.svg Combativity award Stage 4 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Alison Tetrick
2015
Stage 3 Tour of Zhoushan Island, Anastasia Chulkova
Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Ilaria Sanguineti
Jersey white.svg 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
Jersey orange.svg Overall La Route de France, Amber Neben
Stages 4 (ITT) & 5, Amber Neben
2017
Jersey white.svg Youth classification Emakumeen Bira, Nikola Nosková
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Sudtirol, Nikola Nosková
Jersey white.svg Youth classification Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Nikola Nosková
Stage 4, Silvia Valsecchi
Jersey orange.svg Combativity award Stage 1, Silvia Valsecchi
2018
Stage 7 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Erica Magnaldi
2019
Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Katia Ragusa
2020
Stage 4 Women's Tour Down Under, Simona Frapporti
2022
Jersey white.svg 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
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2013
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarus Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
MaillotSuiza.PNG Switzerland Road Race, Doris Schweizer
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Road Race, Dalia Muccioli
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
2014
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarus Time Trial, Alena Amialiusik
MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarus Road Race, Alena Amialiusik
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Track (500m Time Trial), Simona Frapporti
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Track (Omnium), Simona Frapporti
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Track (Individual pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
2015
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Time Trial, Jaime Nielsen
MaillotNuevaZelanda.PNG New Zealand Track (Individual pursuit), Jaime Nielsen
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Time Trial, Tereza Medveďová
MaillotItalia.svg Italy Time Trial, Silvia Valsecchi
MaillotRom.png Romania Road Race, Ana Maria Covrig
MaillotRom.png Romania Time Trial, Ana Maria Covrig
2016
Jersey rainbow chrono.svg World Time Trial, Amber Neben
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track (Team pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track (Team pursuit), Francesca Pattaro
2017
MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Track (Points race), Olga Zabelinskaya
MaillotRepublicaCheca.PNG Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková
MaillotRepublicaCheca.PNG Czech Road Race, Nikola Nosková
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Track (Team Pursuit), Silvia Valsecchi
2018
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Road Race, Tereza Medveďová
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Under-23 Road, Nikola Nosková
2019
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Track (500m Time Trial), Tereza Medveďová
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Tereza Medveďová
2020
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 Track (Points race), Silvia Zanardi
2021
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Track (Individual Pursuit), Nora Jenčušová
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 Track (Individual Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 Track (Team Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 Track (Points race), Silvia Zanardi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 Road Race, Silvia Zanardi
2022
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Time Trial, Nora Jenčušová
MaillotSlovakia.svg Slovakia Road Race, Nora Jenčušová
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 (Team Pursuit), Matilde Vitillo
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 (Team Pursuit), Silvia Zanardi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 (Madison), Matilde Vitillo
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 (Madison), Silvia Zanardi
European champion jersey 2016.svg European U23 (Points race), Silvia Zanardi

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