By AFPMore by this AuthorPARISA universal wage cut to limit the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic on world cycling is off the table, the sport's Swiss-based association of professional riders insisted on Friday. The professional cyclists' association (CPA) says it is ready to compromise but will never accept an across-the-board salary reduction. All riders under a contract with a World Tour, Pro Continental or Continental team are members of the CPA, whose statutes are protected by Swiss law. Several top World Tour teams -- CCC, Mitchelton, Astana, Bahrain and Lotto -- have introduced wage cuts, in some cases up to 80 percent, for the duration of the lockdown after the teams' association AIGCP asked riders to be flexible. "We hope everyone will try to find the best solution so that riders, team staff and anyone from the cycling family is not abandoned."

Source: Daily Nation April 10, 2020 13:07 UTC