The Danish Pro Continental team, CULT Energy Pro Cycling’s Christa Skelde has resigned as manager after seven years as the leading figure of the Danish squad. Christa Skelde has been the driving force in various work fields within the team and she has been working tirelessly to create the best conditions possible for young Danish talents in every aspect of life. The resignation comes after a year of hard work finding the financial capital needed in order to keep running a Pro Continental team.

Christa Skelde says:

“Besides coordinating my usual managerial responsibilities, I have been working very hard on co-sponsor solutions for our team. So hard that my body has been sending clearer and clearer warning signs. After a medical examination last week, the doctor advised me to let go of all work-related responsibilities to prevent further stress and to allow body and mind to recover. Naturally, it’s emotionally frustrating to let go of my team responsibilities leaving the team and people who have been a big part of my life in the past decade. But after a discussion with Michael [Skelde], I have made the only sound decision there is to follow the doctor’s orders.”

The CULT Energy Pro Cycling administration will join forces and will try to lift the workload that Skelde so effectively has managed in the past seven years until a solid and permanent successor is found. The biggest challenge now is to find the co-sponsor the team depends on in order to be able to continue as a professional cycling team this year and in the years to come.

Founder and owner of CULT Brian Sørensen says:

"I'm deeply sorry about Christa's resignation. She has been our close partner for several years now and I for one know how much she loves the sport, cares about team and the well-being of every single of her riders over the years. At the same time, she has always been a trustworthy and loyal partner with a respectful decency in all aspects and in all decisions we have made together. In my eyes, she is one of the unsung heroes in Danish cycling and it's going to be some pretty big shoes to fill for her successor. We will keep working hard to find a co-sponsor solution and we will remain open for all opportunities in order to keep the strongest Danish cycling team on the road for the years to come," concludes Brian Sørensen.

The Danish squad fell short of finances after losing its co-sponsor just before the start of the season and now pleads outside sponsors for donations to complete the 2015 season.