Internationalisation and Modern Sport
The Anglo-French Struggle to Control International Cycling, 1892–1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7170657 |
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| Authors | Clément Dumas (History, Université Clermont Auvergne), Fabien Conord (History, Université Clermont Auvergne) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-106 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The International Journal of the History of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-3367 • E-ISSN: 1743-9035 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09523367.2025.2467428 |
| OpenAlex | W4409082634 |
| Language | EN |
This article recounts the story of the two unions that reigned over international cycling up to 1914, whose actors faced difficulties in implementing international regulations, overcoming and channeling national rivalries and in defining a strict framework for amateurism and professionalism. While the ICA, founded in 1892, was based on the ideal of amateurism, and on the excellence and beauty of athletic performance, the UCI, properly founded in 1900 after a failed attempt in 1896–97, aimed to develop professional cycling and open it up to the masses. In the context of the globalization of cycling, this article highlights the pervasiveness of the Anglophobic sentiments shared by the founders of the UCI, as well as the existence of a network of actors who were close to the cycling industry, velodrome managers and sports press
Archaeology · Business · Cycling · Economics · International trade · Internationalization · Management · Political science · History · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports and Physical Education Studies · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Highly cited | No |
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