French races saved from disproportionate cost increase

A police motorbike escorts the peloton on stage four

A police motorbike escorts the peloton on stage four (Image credit: Vuelta Internacional a Costa Rica)

The organisers of French cycling races have escaped the worst as a meeting held on Wednesday in the country's Home Office was successful. French cycling federation (FFC) president David Lappartient, national cycling league president Marc Madiot and Pierre-Yves Thouault from Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) met with Home Office representatives in order to reach an agreement regarding a government decree that looks to align the wages paid to police officers and gendarmes for providing security at cycling races.