Van Avermaet 'open' to pay cut as CCC boss hints at sponsorship cuts

VILLAREAL SPAIN FEBRUARY 05 Start Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium and CCC Team Matteo Trentin of Italy and CCC Team Nathan Van Hooydonck of Belgium and CCC Team during the 71st Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2020 Stage 1 a 180km stage from Castell to VilaReal VueltaCV VCV2020 on February 05 2020 in Villareal Spain Photo by David RamosGetty Images
Greg Van Avermaet at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana earlier this year (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Greg Van Avermaet has said he is 'open' to the idea of taking a pay cut, as the boss of the title sponsor of his CCC Team revealed his business is struggling due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

With racing cancelled until the start of June at the earliest, professional cycling teams find themselves in a precarious financial position, and Lotto Soudal, Astana, and Bahrain McLaren are among those who have already cut salaries.

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.