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For the cycling team known as Astana in 2014, see Bepink.
Astana Women's Team
File:Astana-Acca Due O team logo.jpg
Team information
UCI codeASA
RegisteredKazakhstan
Founded2015 (2015)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Women's Team
BicyclesKuota
Key personnel
General managerZulfia Zabirova
Maurizio Fabretto
Team name history
2015
2016–
Astana–Acca Due O
Astana Women's Team

Astana Women's Team is a professional women's cycling team based in Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to compete in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2015.[1][2]

Team history

2014

Riders in

On November 28, Marzhan Baitlevova, Yekaterina Yuraitis, Makhabbat Umutzanova, Natalya Sokovnina and Aliya Kargaliyena signed with the team. On November 30, Natalya Saitfutdinova and Faina Potapova signed with the team. On December 2, the team signed Jessenia Meneses and Ingrid Drexel. On December 6, the team signed Aizhan Zhaparova, Larisa Pankova and Kseniya Dobrynina. On December 12 Marika Campagnaro joined the team. On December 18 Milda Jankauskaite, Olena Demidova and Carolina Rodriguez joined the team.[3] On 24 December, Hanna Solovey signed for the team.[4]

2015

In June, Astana-Acca Due O fired Hanna Solovey citing “unprofessional behaviour”. This was disputed, with the Ukrainian Cycling Federation, claiming she was fired for refusing to take up Kazakhstani citizenship ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics.[5]

Team roster

Rider Date of birth
 Martina Alzini (ITA) (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)
 Sofia Beggin (ITA) (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26)
 Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) (1997-08-21) 21 August 1997 (age 26)
 Amiliya Iskakova (KAZ) (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29)
 Blanca Liliana Moreno (COL) (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31)
 Letizia Paternoster (ITA) (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 24)
 Elena Pirrone (ITA) (1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 25)
 Jeidi Pradera (CUB) (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)
Rider Date of birth
 Carolina Rodríguez (MEX) (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27)
 Natalya Saifutdinova (KAZ) (1989-02-11) 11 February 1989 (age 35)
 Arlenis Sierra (CUB) (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 31)
 Makhabbat Umutzhanova (KAZ) (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 29)
 Lara Vieceli (ITA) (1993-07-16) 16 July 1993 (age 30)

Major wins

2015
Copa Cuba de Pista – Points race, Ingrid Drexel
2016
Stage 1 Tour of Zhoushan Island I, Arianna Fidanza
2017
Points classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Arlenis Sierra
Stage 3, Arlenis Sierra
Mishmar Ha'Emeq Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva
Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Arlenis Sierra
Rosh Ha'Ayin Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva
Orsago Chrono, Olena Pavlukhina
Points classification Tour of California, Arlenis Sierra
Youth classification, Arlenis Sierra
Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Arlenis Sierra
Points classification, Arlenis Sierra
Mountains classification, Arlenis Sierra
Teams classification
Prologue, Stages 1 & 3, Arlenis Sierra
2018
Overall Giro della Campania in Rosa, Elena Pirrone
Stage 2, Elena Pirrone
Stage 3, Martina Alzini
GP della Liberazione PINK, Letizia Paternoster
Overall Festival Elsy Jacobs, Letizia Paternoster
Points classification, Letizia Paternoster
Mountains classification, Sofia Bertizzolo
Youth classification, Letizia Paternoster
Stage 2, Letizia Paternoster
Road Race, Pan American Cycling Championships, Arlenis Sierra
Stage 3 Tour of California, Arlenis Sierra
Youth classification Giro Rosa, Sofia Bertizzolo
Mountains classification Giro Toscana Int. Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini, Sofia Bertizzolo
Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Arlenis Sierra
Overall Giro delle Marche, Sofia Bertizzolo

National champions

2015
Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis
Mexico Time Trial, Ingril Drexel
2016
Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis
Russia Time Trial, Tatiana Antoshina
Kazakhstan Track (Scratch Race), Nadezhda Geneleva
Kazakhstan Track (Points Race), Makhabbat Umutzhanova
2017
Cuba Road Race, Arlenis Sierra
Cuba Time Trial, Arlenis Sierra
Kazakhstan Road Race, Tatyana Geneleva
Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina
Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina
Kazakhstan Track (Points race), Zhanerke Sanakbayeva
Kazakhstan Track (Scratch race), Zhanerke Sanakbayeva
Kazakhstan Track (Individual pursuit), Amiliya Iskakova
2018
Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova
Kazakhstan Time Trial, Natalya Saifutdinova

References

  1. ^ "Astana-Acca Due O women's team launched for 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ^ "#KUOTACYCLE E ASTANA ACCA DUE O". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Cycling Transfers 2015 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-solovey-signs-for-astana-acca-due-o-roompot-secure-classics-invitations
  5. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/solovey-sacked-by-astana-acca-due-o-for-refusing-to-switch-nationality-claims-ukrainian-federation
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