UCI code BPK Founded 2012 (2012) Status UCI Women's Team | Registered Italy Discipline Road Bicycles Kemo | |
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Bepink–Cogeas (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.
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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. 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.
Riders in
On June 1, Ksenyia Tuhai joined the team. On August 1, 2014, Alison Tetrick joined the team 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.