# Équipe Paule Ka

Équipe Paule Ka (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.

## Team history
### 2015

For the 2015 season the team announced the signing of Annemiek van Vleuten, Ashleigh Moolman 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. 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.
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.

### 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. In October there was uncertainty over the team's future with the team drawing on a UCI bank guarantee to pay rider's salaries. On 16 October the team announced that it would cease racing and close with immediate effect.

## Team roster

    As of 29 July 2020.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lizzy Banks (GBR) | Lizzy Banks (GBR) | (1990-11-07)7 November 1990 (aged 29) |
| Elise Chabbey (SUI) | Elise Chabbey (SUI) | (1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 27) |
| Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) | (2000-08-12)12 August 2000 (aged 19) |
| Mikayla Harvey (NZL) | Mikayla Harvey (NZL) | (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 21) |
| Clara Koppenburg (GER) | Clara Koppenburg (GER) | (1995-08-03)3 August 1995 (aged 24) |
| Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (DNK) | Emma Cecilie Norsgaard (DNK) | (1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 21) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Nikola Nosková (CZE) | Nikola Nosková (CZE) | (1997-07-01)1 July 1997 (aged 23) |
| Marlen Reusser (SUI) | Marlen Reusser (SUI) | (1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 28) |
| Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | Maria Vittoria Sperotto (ITA) | (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 23) |
| Kathrin Stirnemann (SUI) | Kathrin Stirnemann (SUI) | (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 30) |
| Leah Thomas (USA) | Leah Thomas (USA) | (1989-05-30)30 May 1989 (aged 31) |
| Sophie Wright (GBR) | Sophie Wright (GBR) | (1999-03-15)15 March 1999 (aged 21) |

## 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