The economics of professional road cycling
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The economics of professional road cycling
(Sports economics, management and policy, v. 19)
Springer, c2022
2nd ed
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume brings together current academic research and knowledge on the economics and management of professional road cycling. Each chapter treats a particular economic aspect of the sport, from organizational structure to marketing, finance, media coverage, labor, strategic behavior, and competitive balance. By discussing the existing research and complementing it with the newest concepts, ideas and data on professional road cycling, this book sets an agenda for further academic research while providing insights for all stakeholders in cycling: governments, cycling's governing bodies, team managers, race organizers, sponsors, media. Furthermore, the unique characteristics of the sport of cycling explored within this text inform broader management and industrial organization research, as they extend analyses of team labor, broadcast revenue generation, and sponsorship financing models.
Revised and updated for the second edition, this volume includes new chapters on women's professional road cycling, the economic impact of hosting major cycling events, and the willingness to pay for professional road cycling events. This book is equally of interest to academic researchers, students studying sports economics, and policy makers, such as race organizers, team managers, and sponsors.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Organizational Structure and Finances of Professional Road Cycling.- Chapter 2: The History of Professional Road Cycling and its Current Organizational Structure.- Chapter 3: The finances of Professional Cycling Teams.- Chapter 4: Sponsorship in Professional Road Cycling.- Chapter 5: The Economic Impact of Major Road Cycling Events.- Part II: Demand for Professional Road Cycling.- Chapter 6: TV Broadcasting of Road Cycling Races.- Chapter 7: The Tour de France: a Success Story in Spite of Competitive Imbalance.- Chapter 8: Willingness to Pay for Professional Road Cycling Events.- Part III: Personnel and Performance Issues in Professional Road Cycling.- Chapter 9: Human Capital and Labor Exchange in Road Cycling.- Chapter 10: Strategic Behavior in Road Cycling Competitions.- Chapter 11: Modeling Performances and Competitive Balance in Road Cycling Competitions.- Chapter 12: Doping in cycling.- Part IV: Developing Trends in Professional Road Cycling.- Chapter 13: Professional Women's Road Cycling.- Chapter 14: Globalization in Professional Road Cycling.
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