On Wednesday CULT Energy Pro Cycling take on the German stage race Bayern Rundfahrt covering five stages of a total of 830 kilometers including a 26 kilometer long time trial.
Historically, the race has several German victors. Jens Voigt and Michael Rich have both won the race three times while CULT Energy’s Linus Gerdemann conquered the top step of the podium in 2009 and DS Luke Roberts is looking forward to the prestigious race.
"Bayern Rundfahrt is a very well organised and enjoyable stage race, one of the highlights of our calendar, especially for the German contingent of Cult Energy Pro Cycling. The race generally holds a key stage where a pre selection for the Classification will appear before being decided on Saturday’s TT, we can expect some bunch sprint finishes in the other stages,” says DS, Luke Roberts.
CULT Energy Pro Cycling will bring a line-up suitable for all terrains and disciplines:
"We will be lining up with previous overall winner Linus Gerdemann, TT specialists Quaade and Larsson, Carbel for the sprints and with the motivated trio of Wegmann, Mager and Kirsch we can confidently go there with high expectations, not just for stage results but also for the overall classification," Roberts concludes.
Last year Team Sky's Geraint Thomas won the race.
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