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)  Kseniya Tuhai (BLR) (1995-07-01)July 01, 1995 (aged 20)  Silvia 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

National Champions

References