Cult Energy Pro Cycling

Cult Energy Pro Cycling
Team information
UCI codeCUL
RegisteredGermany
Founded2000 (2000)
Disbanded2015
Discipline(s)Road
StatusContinental (2000–2014)
Pro Continental (2015)
Key personnel
General managerChrista Skelde
Team manager(s)Christa Skelde
Team name history
2000
2001–2009
2010
2011–2012
2013
2014
2015
Cycling Horsens
Glud & Marstrand-Horsens
Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Radgivning
Glud & Marstrand-LRØ
Team Cult Energy
Cult Energy-Vital Water
Cult Energy Pro Cycling

Cult Energy Pro Cycling (UCI team code: CUL) was a professional road bicycle racing team licensed in Denmark, that competed in the UCI Continental Circuits. It was established in 2000 under the name of "Cycling Horsens".

On September 9, 2014, the team announced they had signed Linus Gerdemann from MTN–Qhubeka on a 2-year contract.[1] On October 10, 2014, the team announced they had signed Gustav Larsson on a one-year contract [2]

In August 2015, the team seemed to secure its survival after gaining sponsorship from German company Stölting Group, which sponsored the Continental team Stölting in 2015. As a result, the teams planned to join forces, giving the necessary budget to ensure the team could stay in the Professional Continental tier for 2016.[3] However, in December 2015, Cult announced they would exit the sport and no longer be able to fund the team. Stölting then stepped in to fill the funding void, continuing the team under a German license.[4][5] As a result, the Danish team disbanded.

  1. ^ Cycling News (9 September 2014). "Gerdemann to join Cult Energy in 2015". Cyclingnews.com.
  2. ^ "CULT Energy Pro Cycling adds Gustav Larsson to roster". Bike World News. 10 October 2014.
  3. ^ Cycling News (20 August 2015). "Cult Energy team saved thanks to new sponsor Stölting Group". Cyclingnews.com.
  4. ^ Cycling News (16 December 2015). "Stolting step in to save team after Cult Energy departure". Cyclingnews.com.
  5. ^ "Could Cult Energy's withdrawal as Danish team sponsor lead to Bjarne Riis's return? - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. 9 December 2015.