In March 2015 the Tinkoff-Saxo team confirmed that Bjarne Riis had been removed from active duty due to differences between Riis and Oleg Tinkov. Media reports had initially indicated that Riis had been suspended when he did not appear at the 2015 Milan–San Remo as planned, and that this was due to a disappointing start to the season for the team. On 29 March, it was announced that Riis had been released by the team. News reports cited the "tumultuous relationship" and "difference in character" between Riis and Tinkov as the reason for Riis's departure.

But now, according to Cyclingnews, the former Danish rider would be able to try to save the Cult Energy Pro Cycling team. "We explained our situation to him and we’ve not heard from him since. We didn’t ask him for anything we just explained but we have to be pretty open in this situation if he can help us and support us, then we have to be open to that," Jørgensen told Cyclingnews. "Bjarne has been in the sport for many year so he knows potential sponsors and riders. His network is very big. If he can get us with sponsor or set up meetings that would be amazing."

"At the moment we’re working very hard to have a team for next year," Cult’s sporting Michael Skelde told Cyclingnews. "We’re a little bit under pressure but we’re working on different solutions but it’s hard to say if team will continue. We’re also working on a worst-case scenario with the team being Continental. It’s down to more than just money. We need a co-sponsor to continue as a ProContinental team."