In the eighth year of its annual rider survey, The Cyclists' Alliance has found that even as salaries overall look to have stabilised as the professionalisation of the sport continues at the top, those riders not covered by the mandatory minimum salaries of the Women's WorldTeams and ProTeams are falling behind.
"We've seen a lot of progress in the women's side of the sport. If you compare the data from our early surveys to now, it's really positive the growth that we've seen," said The Cyclists' Alliance president Grace Brown.
