The lack of a minimum salary is one of the most talked about issues in women's professional cycling. However change could be on the horizon as entities like the Professional Cyclists Association (CPA) push the UCI to establish rules that will oblige teams to provide riders with compensation for the jobs they do.
UCI Management Committee member Bob Stapleton, formerly manager of the HTC-Highroad men's and women's teams, is in favour of creating and enforcing a minimum salary rule as soon as possible, even if it might start out at a low figure.
"There is enough critical mass in women's cycling to move forward on minimum salaries," Stapleton told Cyclingnews.
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"We have to be practical and realistic, it's going to happen over time and there will be some steps involved. I wouldn't want to predict how fast it is going to happen, but we need to set it in place very quickly and force it to progress over time.
"I don't think people are going to be thrilled with where salaries come out the first go around, but it will be a big step in the right direction that we will have to balance over time."
The UCI announced a minimum salary increase for the first time in five years for men's WorldTour and Professional Continental riders set to begin in 2018, with a 2% increases in 2019 and 2020. However, there was no minimum wage rule included for the women's peloton, which is treated under the same regulations as men's Continental teams.
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