The Tour de France 1903-2002
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Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2003 |
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ISBN | : 9780714653624 |
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Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2003 |
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ISBN | : 9780714653624 |
Author | : Hugh Dauncey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2004-08-02 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1135762392 |
This book analyses the Tour de France over its long history both as France's most prestigious and famous sporting event and as a European and, increasingly, a world cycling competition. This study provides interdisciplinary and varied perspectives on the sporting, cultural, social, economic and political significance of the Tour within and outside France, giving a comprehensive and authoritative investigation of up-to-the minute thinking on what the Tour means, now and in the past, to competitors, to France, to the French public, to the cultural history of sport, and the sport of cycling itself.
Author | : James Startt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2007-09 |
Genre | : Tour de France (Bicycle race) |
ISBN | : 9781422390023 |
This book celebrates the 100th birthday in 2003 of the legendary Tour de France bicycle race -- & the world¿s biggest annual sporting event. Arranged chronologically & illus. with hundreds of wonderfully evocative photos dating back to the Tour¿s beginning in 1903, this book documents the great victories & the harrowing disasters, the glory & the agony of this amazing competition. From the astounding stories of the cyclists who looped around France on rudimentary two-wheelers to the modern tactics & winning moves employed in recent races, the drama of the Tour comes to life here. Features full race results from 1903 through 2002. Special sections on the evolution of the Tour de France bike & the controversial issue of performance-enhancing drugs.
Author | : Geoffrey Wheatcroft |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780684028798 |
When Henri Desgrange began a new bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a temporary publicity stunt to promote his newspaper. The sixty cyclists who left Paris to ride through the night to Lyons that first July had little idea they were pioneers of the most famous of all bike races, which would reach its centenary as one of the greatest sporting events on earth. Geoffrey Wheatcroft's masterly history of the Tour de France's first hundred years is not just a hugely entertaining canter through some great Tour stories; nor is it merely a homage to the riders whose names -- Coppi, Simpson, Mercx, Armstrong -- are synonymous with the event's folly and glory; focusing too on the race's role in French cultural life it provides a unique and fascinating insight into Europe's twentieth century.
Author | : Christopher S. Thompson |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2008-03-08 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9780520934863 |
In this highly original history of the world's most famous bicycle race, Christopher S. Thompson, mining previously neglected sources and writing with infectious enthusiasm for his subject, tells the compelling story of the Tour de France from its creation in 1903 to the present. Weaving the words of racers, politicians, Tour organizers, and a host of other commentators together with a wide-ranging analysis of the culture surrounding the event including posters, songs, novels, films, and media coverage Thompson links the history of the Tour to key moments and themes in French history. Examining the enduring popularity of Tour racers, Thompson explores how their public images have changed over the past century. A new preface explores the long-standing problem of doping in light of recent scandals.
Author | : Geoffrey Wheatcroft |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0743449924 |
When Henri Desgrange began a new bicycle road race in 1903, he saw it as little more than a temporary publicity stunt to promote his newspaper. The 60 cyclists who left Paris to ride through the night to Lyons that first July had little idea they were pioneers of the most famous of all bike races, which would reach its centenary as one of the greatest sporting events on earth. Geoffrey Wheatcroft's masterly history of the Tour de France's first hundred years is not just a hugely entertaining canter through some great Tour stories; nor is it merely a homage to the riders whose names—Coppi, Simpson, Mercx, Armstrong—are synonymous with the event's folly and glory. Focusing too on the race's role in French cultural life, it provides a unique and fascinating insight into Europe's 20th century.
Author | : Jeremy Whittle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Tour de France (Bicycle race) |
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Author | : Lawrence A. Wenner |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2017-03-27 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1317397436 |
Bringing together many of the most influential scholars in sport and media studies, this book examines the diverse ways that media influences our understanding of the world’s most important sport events, dubbed sports mega-events. It sheds new light on how these events have been changed by the media, and have, in turn, adapted to media to further their brand’s cultural influence. Focusing on the central concept of "mediatization" – the permeation of media into all spheres of contemporary life – the book presents original case studies of major events including the Olympics, FIFA, rugby and cricket World Cups, Tour de France, Super Bowl, World Series, Monaco Grand Prix, Wimbledon, and many more. Written from a truly international perspective, this is a seminal work in sport and media studies that reveals the growing political, economic, and cultural influences of sport mega-events in contemporary society. Sport, Media and Mega-Events is an essential text for any course on the sociology of sport, event management, sport marketing, or featuring a cultural, communication or media studies approach to sport.
Author | : Fred Perry |
Publisher | : Emereo Publishing |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2014-11-21 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781488869853 |
An updated Tour de France interpretation. There has never been a Tour de France Guide like this. It contains 456 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Tour de France. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: 1928 Tour de France - Race details, 1951 Tour de France - Race details, List of Tour de France general classification winners, 1921 Tour de France - Race details, 1955 Tour de France, List of Tour de France general classification winners - History, 1960 Tour de France - Aftermath, List of Tour de France general classification winners - Footnotes, Intermediate sprints classification in the Tour de France, 2009 Tour de France - Classification leadership, 1958 Tour de France - Changes from the 1957 Tour, 1920 Tour de France - Participants, 1960 Tour de France - Other classifications, 1967 Tour de France - Participants, Col du Tourmalet - Other appearances in Tour de France, La Course by Le Tour de France, 2002 Tour de France, Doping at the Tour de France - Early doping in cycling, 1938 Tour de France, 1988 Tour de France - Changes from the 1987 Tour, 1923 Tour de France - Race details, 1995 Tour de France, 1959 Tour de France - Race details, 1951 Tour de France - Participants, Tour de France during World War II - Ronde de France, 1937 Tour de France - Participants, 1962 Tour de France - Mountains classification, 1908 Tour de France, 1922 Tour de France - General classification, 1903 Tour de France - Participants, 1967 Tour de France - Changes from the 1966 Tour de France, 1997 Tour de France - Classification leadership, and much more...
Author | : Kirsten Frandsen |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2019-11-05 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1000732819 |
Contemporary society is highly media-saturated, and no sector more so than sport. Drawing on case studies from the Tour de France to fitness apps, this book introduces the concept of ‘mediatization’ and examines how media - historically and currently – are significant drivers for social and cultural change in sport. Utilizing different analytical approaches, case studies illustrate how so-called legacy media have historically been involved in the establishment of the institution of sport and have persistently been heavily involved in structural changes in the same domain. However, digital media currently add significantly to the development of a more complex picture of globalized interdependencies and still growing media presence in all aspects of the everyday lives of both sporting organizations, athletes and audiences/fans. The book seeks to eschew media centrism, acknowledging that changes are not only ’driven’ by media but also related to other macro-social forces of change, such as globalization, commercialization, and individualization. Offering a new analytical framework, Sport and Mediatization enables students and scholars in the transdisciplinary field of media and sports studies to analyze and understand the influence of media in a much more complex environment.