Équipe Paule Ka

Équipe Paule Ka
Team information
UCI code	TBG (2005); BCT (2006–2009, 2012–2015); CBT (2016–2018); BIG (2019–2020); EPK (2020);
Registered	Switzerland (2005–2015, 2020); Germany (2016–2017); Denmark (2018–2019);
Founded	2005
Disbanded	2020
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team
Bicycles	BMC (2005–2009, 2012–2014); Cervélo (2015–2018); Chapter 2 (2019–2020)
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
General manager	Ernst Meier, Mario Vonhof
Team manager(s)	Emil R. Zimmermann
Team name history
2005; 2006–2015; 2016–2018; 2019; 2020; 2020	Team Bigla; Bigla Cycling Team; Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling; Bigla Pro Cycling; Bigla–Katusha; Équipe Paule Ka

Équipe Paule Ka^[2] (UCI team code: EPK) was a professional cycling team based in Switzerland, which competed in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour.

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Team history

2015

For the 2015 season the team announced the signing of Annemiek van Vleuten,^[3] Ashleigh Moolman^[4] Shelley Olds, Doris Schweizer, Iris Slappendel and Sharon Laws. The team also extended the contracts of Vera Koedooder and Lotta Lepistö. On October 30 the Cyclingnews.com announced the signing of Joëlle Numainville.^[5] On November 20 the team signed Clara Koppenburg and Caroline Baur as well as extending the contracts of Nicole Hanselmann and Emilie Aubry. On December 1 Jacqueline Hahn and Désirée Ehrler left the team to join Feminine Cycling Team.

2016

In September 2015 it was announced that Cervélo, who supplied bicycle frames for the team in 2015, would become a title sponsor for the 2016 season, with the team becoming Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling.^[6]

In September 2016, the team announced that British rider Ciara Horne would be joining with immediate effect, and would compete with the team in the team time trial at the World Championships.^[7]

2020 funding issues

In June 2020, the team's title sponsors Bigla and Katusha Sports announced they would withdraw funding for the team, with the team having to access their UCI bank guarantee in previous months in order to pay rider and staff wages. Paule Ka, a French ready-to-wear clothing brand was later announced as the new title sponsor for the team, agreeing to a deal through to the end of 2024.^[2] In October there was uncertainty over the team's future with the team drawing on a UCI bank guarantee to pay rider's salaries.^[8] On 16 October the team announced that it would cease racing and close with immediate effect.^[9]

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Team roster

As of 29 July 2020.^[10]^[11]

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	Rider	Date of birth
Lizzy Banks (GBR)		(1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 29)
Elise Chabbey (SUI)		(1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 27)
Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)		(2000-08-12)12 August 2000 (aged 19)
Mikayla Harvey (NZL)		(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 21)
Clara Koppenburg (GER)		(1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 24)
Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (DNK)		(1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 21)

	Rider	Date of birth
Nikola Nosková (CZE)		(1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23)
Marlen Reusser (SUI)		(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 28)
Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA)		(1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 23)
Kathrin Stirnemann (SUI)		(1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 30)
Leah Thomas (USA)		(1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 31)
Sophie Wright (GBR)		(1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 21)

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Major wins

National and continental champions

2005: Kazakhstan Time Trial, Zoulfia Zabirov; Kazakhstan Road Race, Zoulfia Zabirova
2006: Kazakhstan Time Trial, Zoulfia Zabirov
2007: Kazakhstan Time Trial, Zoulfia Zabirov; Kazakhstan Road Race, Zoulfia Zabirova
2008: Switzerland Track (Omnium), Andrea Wölfer; Kazakhstan Time Trial, Zoulfia Zabirov; Kazakhstan Road Race, Zoulfia Zabirova; Switzerland Road Race, Jennifer Hohl
2009: Italy Time Trial, Noemi Cantele; Switzerland Time Trial, Karin Thürig; Switzerland Road Race, Jennifer Hohl
2012: Switzerland Time Trial (Juniors), Caroline Baur
2013: Austria Road Race, Andrea Graus
2014: Austria Road Race, Jacqueline Hahn; Finland Road Race, Lotta Lepistö
2015: South Africa Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman; South Africa Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman; African Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman; African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman; Finland Time Trial, Lotta Lepistö; Switzerland Time Trial, Doris Schweizer; Canada Road Race, Joëlle Numainville; Finland Road Race, Lotta Lepistö; Netherlands Track (Points race), Vera Koedooder
2016: USA Time Trial, Carmen Small; Finland Time Trial, Lotta Lepistö; Finland Road Race, Lotta Lepistö; Germany Track (Individual Pursuit), Lisa Klein
2017: South Africa Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman; Finland Time Trial, Lotta Lepistö; Finland Road Race, Lotta Lepistö; Denmark Time Trial, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig; Germany Road Race, Lisa Klein; Switzerland Road Race, Nicole Hanselmann; Poland Track (Scratch race), Daria Pikulik
2018: Belgium Time Trial, Ann-Sophie Duyck; Finland Time Trial, Lotta Lepistö; Switzerland Time Trial, Nicole Hanselmann; Denmark Time Trial, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig; Finland Road Race, Lotta Lepistö
2019: European Track (Madison), Julie Leth
2020: New Zealand Road Race, Niamh Fisher-Black; New Zealand U23 Road Race, Niamh Fisher-Black; Switzerland Time Trial, Marlen Reusser; Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková; Denmark Road Race, Emma Cecilie Norsgaard