From Thursday 18th to Sunday 20th of June, CULT Energy Pro Cycling take on the French stage race Route du Sud. The hilly stage race takes place in Southern France in and at the foot of the Pyrenees where big names like Laurent Jalabert, Michael Rogers, Daniel Martin, Nairo Quintana and Nicholas Roche have prevailed in the demanding terrain. The first edition of the race was held in 1977 and has traditionally been used as a last preparation before the Tour de France.

CULT Energy Pro Cycling enter the race with a solid mix of riders for all terrains; Rasmus Guldhammer, Linus Gerdemann, Romain Lemarchand, Karel Hnik, Christan Mager, Michael Reihs, Mads Pedersen and Michael Carbel.

DS Luke Roberts expects an open race:

"We are entering the race with a strong team and with both Linus and Rasmus in the line-up, we'll have a decent chance for a good overall result. There's only one big mountain stage but without a mountain top finish, which doesn't favor the pure climbers. However, our priority is not the GC. We're better off looking for stage results as we have Carbel here for the sprints. I think the absence of the biggest sprinters leaves an open door for him. There's also a solid chance of breakaway success if the break can eventually outfox the bunch."