Equipe Paule Ka
| Equipe Paule Ka | |
| Team data | |
| UCI code | EPK |
| nationality |
 Switzerland
|
| License | UCI Women's Continental Team |
| operator | Cuag Sports Racing GmbH |
| Wheel manufacturer | Cervélo |
| staff | |
| Team manager | Thomas Campana |
| Sportl. ladder | Thomas Campana |
| Name story | |
| Years | Surname |
| 2006–2014 2015 2016–2018 2019 2020 (until June) from July 2020 |
Bigla Cycling Team Bigla Pro Cycling Team Cervélo Bigla Pro Cycling Team Bigla Bigla-Katusha Équipe Paule Ka |
| Website | |
| equipepauleka.com | |
Équipe Paule Ka is a cycling team in women's cycling based in Littau , Switzerland .
history
After the team already had the status of a UCI Women's Team with a Swiss license from 2006 to 2009 and was led by ex-professionals from the men's sector such as Sven Montgomery and Felice Puttini with riders like Karin Thürig , Emma Pooley and Noemi Cantele , the team returned in 2014 returned to international cycling under the name Bigla Pro Cycling Team .
The name sponsor Bigla is a manufacturer of furniture in the office and health sector. For the 2016 season, the bike manufacturer Cervélo became the first name sponsor, and the team was registered with a German license.
The team was led in 2014 by Emil Zimmermann, who was supported by the sporting directors Ernst Meier and Mario Vonhof . In 2016, the former professional cyclists Dirk Baldinger and Fabian Jeker as well as the former German women's national coach Jochen Dornbusch took over the sporting management.
One of the team's greatest successes was Lotta Lepistö's victories in the UCI Women's WorldTour - one-day races Gent-Wevelgem and Open de Suède Vårgårda in 2017.
In November 2018, the former riders accused Iris Slappendel , Carmen Small , Vera Koedooder and Doris Schweizer in an article in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant the team manager Thomas Campana of bullying by racing drivers of the team. Campana denied the allegations. While Annemiek van Vleuten , who drove for the team in 2017, confirmed the allegations, Ashleigh Moolman , who was a team member until the end of the 2018 season, said she did not want to be involved in this “escapade to shame Thomas”.
For the 2020 season, Katusha Sports , previously the main sponsor of Team Katusha Alpecin in men's cycling, became clothing supplier and the second name sponsor of the team, which again received a Swiss license after having previously ridden with a Danish license. In the same year the team became a founding member of UNIO , an association of team operators in women's cycling. After the two previous main sponsors ran into financial difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Parisian fashion label Paule Ka took over the patronage from July 2020 .
successes
- 2014
| date | run | Cat. | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April |
 3a stage of the energy watch tour
|
2.2 |
Vera Koedo, or
|
| 20th of July |
 6th stage Thuringia round trip
|
2.1 |
Elke Gebhardt
|
- 2015
| date | run | Cat. | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5th |
 South African Time Trial Championships |
CN |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| February 7th |
South African Road Championships |
CN |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| February 11th |
African time trial championships |
CC |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| 13th February |
African time trial championships |
CC |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| June 7th |
3rd stage of the Auensteiner Cycling Days
|
2.2 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| 5th-7th June |
Overall ranking Auensteiner Cycling Days
|
2.2 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
| June 10th |
 Prologue Emakumeen Euskal Bira
|
2.1 |
Annemiek van Vleuten
|
| June 24th |
 Finnish time trial championships |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
| June 24th |
Swiss time trial championships |
CN |
Doris Schweizer
|
| June 26th |
 Canadian Road Championships |
CN |
Joëlle Numainville
|
| June 27th |
Finnish road championships |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
| 3rd of July |
 Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile
|
2.1 |
Annemiek van Vleuten
|
| 20th of July |
4th stage Thuringia round trip
|
2.1 |
Lotta Lepistö
|
| September 11 |
Prologue Giro della Toscana Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini
|
2.2 |
Annemiek van Vleuten
|
| 15th of November |
94.7 Cycle Challenge
|
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
- 2016
- Prologue Emakumeen Bira : Lotta Lepistö
- 1st stage Elsy Jacobs Festival : Lotta Lepistö
- American Time Trial Championship: Carmen Small
- Overall ranking and 2b. Stage Auensteiner Cycling Days : Ashleigh Moolman
- 5th stage The Women's Tour : Lotta Lepistö
- Finnish time trial and road championship: Lotta Lepistö
- White Spot / Delta Road Race : Joëlle Numainville
- 1st stage Ladies Tour of Norway : Nicole Hanselmann
- Overall ranking, prologue and 2nd stage: Giro della Toscana Femminile - Michela Fanini Memorial : Ashleigh Moolman
- 2017
 Victories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | run | Country | class | winner | |
| Feb 9 | South African National Time Trial Championships (women) |
 South Africa |
CN |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| 11th Mar | Setmana Ciclista Valenciana , general classification |
 Spain |
2.2 |
 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
|
|
| 22 Mar | Dwars door Vlaanderen - women's race |
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1.1 |
 Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| 26th Mar | Gent – Wevelgem - women's race |
Belgium |
1.WWT |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Apr 28 | Festival luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs , prologue |
 Luxembourg |
2.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| May 21 | Emakumeen Bira , 5th stage |
Spain |
2.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| May 21 | Emakumeen Bira , overall standings |
Spain |
2.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| May 26 | La Classique Morbihan |
 France |
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| May 27th | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames |
France |
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| June 16 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats de Finlande de cyclisme sur route 2017 |
Finland |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Jun 17 | Course en ligne féminine aux championnats de Finlande de cyclisme sur route 2017 |
Finland |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Jun 22 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats du Denmark de cyclisme sur route 2017 |
Denmark |
CN |
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
|
|
| Jun 24 | Course en ligne féminine aux championnats d'Allemagne de cyclisme sur route 2017 |
 Germany |
CN |
Lisa Klein
|
|
| Jun 24 | Course en ligne féminine aux championnats de Suisse de cyclisme sur route 2017 |
 Switzerland |
CN |
Nicole Hanselmann
|
|
| 5th Jul | Giro d'Italia Femminile , 6th stage |
 Italy |
2.WWT |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| 13 Aug | Open de Suède Vårgårda RR |
 Sweden |
1.WWT |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| 8 Sep | Giro della Toscana Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini , prologue |
Italy |
2.2 |
Lisa Klein
|
|
| Sep 10 | Giro della Toscana Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini , overall ranking |
Italy |
2.2 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| Sep 10 | Giro della Toscana Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini , 2nd stage |
Italy |
2.2 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| 19 Nov | 94.7 Cycle Challenge Women |
South Africa |
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
2018
|
Victories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | run | Country | class | winner | |
| 25. May | La Classique Morbihan |
France |
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| May 26 | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames |
France |
1.1 |
Ashleigh Moolman
|
|
| Jun 17 | The Women's Tour , 5th stage |
 United Kingdom |
2.WWT |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Jun 21 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats de Belgique de cyclisme sur route 2018 |
Belgium |
CN |
Ann-Sophie Duyck
|
|
| Jun 27 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats de Suisse de cyclisme sur route 2018 |
Switzerland |
CN |
Nicole Hanselmann
|
|
| Jun 28 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats du Danemark de cyclisme sur route 2018 |
Denmark |
CN |
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
|
|
| Jun 29 | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats de Finlande de cyclisme sur route 2018 |
Finland |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Jun 30 | Course en ligne féminine aux championnats de Finlande de cyclisme sur route 2018 |
Finland |
CN |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
| Sep 7 | Giro della Toscana Femminile - Memorial Michela Fanini , prologue |
Italy |
2.2 |
Lotta Lepistö
|
|
- 2019
|
Victories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | run | Country | class | winner | |
| 1st of May | Contre-la-montre féminin aux championnats panaméricains de cyclisme sur route 2019 |
 Mexico |
CC |
 Leah Thomas
|
|
| May 26 | SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn |
Switzerland |
1.2 |
Julie Leth
|
|
| Jun 1 | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames |
France |
1.1 |
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
|
|
| Jun 7 | Tour de Bretagne Féminin , 3rd stage |
France |
2.2 |
 Mikayla Harvey |
|
| Jul 12 | Giro d'Italia Femminile , 8th stage |
Italy |
2.WWT |
Elizabeth Banks |
|
| 11 Aug | Women's Tour of Scotland, 3rd stage |
United Kingdom |
2.1 |
Leah Thomas
|
|
| 11 Aug | Women's Tour of Scotland, General Classification |
United Kingdom |
2.1 |
Leah Thomas
|
|
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cervélo becomes title sponsor for Bigla Pro Cycling Team. cyclingnews.com, September 26, 2015, accessed January 5, 2016 .
- ↑ pezcyclingnews.com/ of February 6, 2014: Bigla Team Presentation
- ↑ Sadhbh O'Shea, Kirsten Frattini: Cervelo-Bigla owner accused of bullying, fat shaming, and abusing female riders. In: cyclingnews.com. November 22, 2018, accessed November 23, 2018 .
- ^ Moolman-Pasio responds to abuse accusations against Cervelo-Bigla owner. In: cyclingnews.com. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
- ↑ UNIO wants to stand up for the interests of the women's racing teams. In: radsport-news.com. February 8, 2020, accessed February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ Swiss team Paule Ka presents new jersey. In: radsport-news.com. July 1, 2020, accessed July 3, 2020 .
Web links
- Official website
- Équipe Paule Ka in the ProCyclingStats.com database
- Équipe Paule Ka in the UCI database