Women’s Cycle Racing
Enduring Meanings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11082340 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shelley Lucas (0000-0001-9341-9879, Boise State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 227-242 |
| Publication date | 2012-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sport History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-1700 • E-ISSN: 2155-8450 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5406/jsporthistory.39.2.227 |
| OpenAlex | W146199503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
In this study, I explore the challenges associated with long distance women’s road racing. Within the sport of cycling, road race distances for women and men differ greatly. I examine the meanings that these distances have acquired within women’s road racing, according to promoters/race organizers, athletes, and governing bodies, as based upon their experiences with well-known and historically significant women’s competitions, circa 1950s-1990s. Based upon this research, the three main ways that distance has taken on meaning in women’s road racing are as follows: 1) women do not have the stamina, strength or speed to effectively and efficiently race long distances; 2) the length of the race correlates negatively with women’s aggressiveness; and 3) races that are too long increase the likelihood that competitors and promoters will have to deal with the issue of women’s public urination during the race
Athletes · Business · Competitor analysis · Cycling · Meaning (existential · Physical therapy · Race (biology · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Marketing · Medicine · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |