Bepink Explained

Bepink should not be confused with Cogeas.

Bepink
Code:BPK
Registered:Italy
Website:http://www.bepink.eu/
Generalmanager:Walter Zini
Discipline:Road
Bicycles:Kemo
Season:2012–2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018–22
2023
2024
Oldname:BePink
Astana BePink Women Team
BePink–La Classica
Bepink
Bepink–Cogeas
Bepink
BePink–GOLD
BePink–Bongioanni

Bepink 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

See main article: 2014 Astana BePink Womens Team season. 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, .[1] As a result, BePink stated it would partner with Italian apparel brand, La Classica. For 2015 the team raced under the name .[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 . 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.

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 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

    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

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Astana-Acca Due O women’s team launched for 2015. Cyclingnews.com.
    2. Web site: Rocacorba Daily. CyclingTips. cyclingtips.com.au.
    3. Web site: Astana BePink Womens Team 2014. ProCyclingStats. procyclingstats.com.
    4. Web site: Alison Tetrick. ProCyclingStats. procyclingstats.com.