EF Pro Cycling offers contract extensions for riders who took COVID-19 pay cuts

VILLANUEVA DE VALDEGOVIA SPAIN OCTOBER 27 Start Hugh Carthy of The United Kingdom and Team EF Pro Cycling Mitchell Docker of Australia and Team EF Pro Cycling VitoriaGasteiz Team Presentation during the 75th Tour of Spain 2020 Stage 7 a 1597km from VitoriaGasteiz to Villanueva de Valdegovia lavuelta LaVuelta20 La Vuelta on October 27 2020 in Villanueva de Valdegovia Spain Photo by Justin SetterfieldGetty Images
EF Pro Cycling at the Vuelta a España (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The EF Pro Cycling squad has taken the unprecedented step to offer one year extensions to all riders who took pay cuts this year and whose contracts were due to expire at the end of 2020, the team confirmed to Cyclingnews on Wednesday.

EF were one of several WorldTour teams to ask riders and staff to take wage cuts to keep the team afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the UCI to stop all road events from mid-March to late July. 

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.