Today’s 203 kilometer long French one-day race Classica Corsica started in Ajaccio and brought the peloton to the finish town of Bastia in the Northern part of the French Mediterranean island. After numerous attacks along the way, CULT Energy Pro Cycling ended up with two riders in the top-10.

A breakaway consisted of 19 riders including CULT Energy’s Rasmus Guldhammer and Linus Gerdemann and they managed to get a gap on the big climb Col de Vizzivona halfway through the course but the main bunch quickly decided to bring them back. Throughout the race, new breakaways were established and reeled in and Reinier Honig (Team Roompot), Flavien Dassonville (Auber 93) and Kiel Reijnen (Unitedhealthcare) threatened to take it all from the hungry sprinters. However, the escapees were swept up with 2 kilometers to go and a bunch sprint was inevitable.

In the frantic gallop, CULT Energy Pro Cycling’s Rasmus Guldhammer and Linus Gerdemann finished 5th and 8th. Thomas Boudat was the fastest rider and took the win.

DS Michael Skelde was happy about the result:

“With two riders among the best ten riders, I can’t be dissatisfied. They are both in very good form at the moment and they were in the select group of climbers on today’s climb. 70 riders were in the finale and it displays a great deal of motivation and strength when two climbers finish among the best sprinters. Now we get a day off and then take on Criterium International where our best chances for success are on Sunday’s mountain stage."