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OverviewA book that fills a niche in academic analysis of the Tour de France. The Tour de France is an event known worldwide by both fans of cycling and the general public as a distinguished and extreme physical challenge. Since the 1990s, however, the Tour has also become notorious as a testing ground for performance enhancement and a proving ground for anti-doping measures. The Tour has long been the focus of books that concentrate on racing, the personalities, the scandals, and gossip. Racing Time, instead, offers a serious study of the event, analyzed within its political, social, cultural, and economic context. Racing Time presents expert analyses of a range of topics and issues which the recent history of the Tour has shown to be of contemporary significance, including several studies that examine issues around doping from a range of perspectives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bertrand Fincoeur , Kirsten Frandsen , Christopher ThompsonPublisher: Epfl Press Imprint: Epfl Press Dimensions: Width: 12.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.236kg ISBN: 9782889155712ISBN 10: 2889155714 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 20 December 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBertrand Fincoeur is a lecturer and researcher in sociology and sports management at the Institute of Sports Sciences of the University of Lausanne. He is also a lecturer at the EPFL. Kirsten Frandsen teaches in the School of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University. Christopher Thompson is the author of The Tour de France: A Cultural History. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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