Équipe Paule Ka
Équipe Paule Ka () 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