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A 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.

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Author:   Bertrand Fincoeur ,  Kirsten Frandsen ,  Christopher Thompson
Publisher:   Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes
Imprint:   Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9782889154630

ISBN 10:   2889154637
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART 1 : INCLUSION, EXCLUSION AND IDENTITY Chapter 1 The “Truce” that Never Was? The Tour de France and French Politics C. Thompson Chapter 2 Where? A simple question with a comprehensive answer - Spatial dimensions of the Tour the France V. Bacík, M. Klobucník, Chapter 3 The tribulations of the Women’s Tour de France: a symbol of the refusal to acknowledge women in cycling F. Plassard, L. Schoch Chapter 4 Le Tour de France and Women’s Activism S. Ryder PART 2 : ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STAKES Chapter 5 The Tour and Selling Things E. Reed Chapter 6 Does Hosting the Tour de France Yield Tangible Benefits? C.G.Nielsen, A. Nygaard, M. Eske, R.K Storm Chapter 7 The central role of the Tour de France in the political economy of professional cycling F. Ohl, B. Fincoeur Chapter 8 Reflections on the environmental impacts of the Tour de France A. Collins Chapter 9: Mental challenges in the modern period of the “Great Loop” D. Hauw PART 3 : MEDIA PERSPECTIVES Chapter 10 Tour de France TV broadcasting D. Van Reeth Chapter 11 Television’s contribution to the experience of the Tour de France K. Frandsen Chapter 12 Tour de France on Twitter – the discursive modes of sport audience tweets M. Olesen Chapter 13 Is there a future for a virtual Tour de France? B. Fincoeur

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Bertrand 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.

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