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 information | |
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| Registered |
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| 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[1] Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling Bigla Pro Cycling Bigla–Katusha Équipe Paule Ka |
Team history edit
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2015 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
Team roster edit
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Major wins edit
National and continental champions edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ Cycling. "Bigla Cycling Team 2014". cyclingarchives.com.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (2 July 2020). "Former Bigla-Katusha women's team rebranded as Équipe Paule Ka". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Van Vleuten leaves Vos for Bigla Cycling Team". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Ashleigh Moolman joins Bigla on two-year deal". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "News shorts: Santambrogio to return with Amore & Vita". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Cervélo becomes title sponsor for Bigla Pro Cycling Team". cyclingnews.com. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Ciara Horne brings time trial boost to CBPCT". BPCT.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Mickey, Abby (6 October 2020). "Equipe Paule Ka in danger of folding for 2021, draws on UCI bank guarantee". CyclingTips. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "La fin de l'Équipe Paule Ka". Équipe Paule Ka. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Bigla – Katusha". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Nuovo arrivo in casa Valcar-Travel & Service: ecco Martina Alzini" [New arrival at Valcar-Travel & Service: here is Martina Alzini]. Valcar–Travel & Service (in Italian). Team Valcar a.s.d. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.