The Economics of Professional Road Cycling

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Daam Van Reeth, Daniel Joseph Larson

   Pages 1-6

3. The History of Professional Road Cycling

   • Jean-François Mignot

   Pages 7-31

4. The Organizational Structure of Professional Road Cycling

   • Luca Rebeggiani

   Pages 33-54

5. The Finances of Professional Cycling Teams

   • Daam Van Reeth

   Pages 55-82

6. Peculiarities of Sponsorship in Professional Road Cycling

   • Wim Lagae

   Pages 83-98

7. TV Viewing of Road Cycling Races

   • Daam Van Reeth

   Pages 99-128

8. Human Capital Development in Professional Cycling

   • Daniel Joseph Larson, Joel G. Maxcy

   Pages 129-145

9. Agents in Professional Road Cycling

   • Jean-François Brocard, Daniel Joseph Larson

   Pages 147-163

10. Globalization in Professional Road Cycling

    • Daam Van Reeth

    Pages 165-205

11. Strategic Behavior in Road Cycling Competitions

    • Jean-François Mignot

    Pages 207-231

12. The Tour de France: A Success Story in Spite of Competitive Imbalance and Doping

    • Wladimir Andreff

    Pages 233-255

13. Modeling Performances and Competitive Balance in Professional Road Cycling

    • Benjamin Cabaud, Nicolas Scelles, Aurélien François, Stephen Morrow

    Pages 257-283

14. Doping in Cycling: Past and Present

    • Hans Vandeweghe

    Pages 285-311

15. The Future of Professional Road Cycling

    • Daam Van Reeth, Wim Lagae

    Pages 313-341

Over the past decade, a growing body of academic literature on the economics of road cycling has been amassed. This book is the first volume to bring together a majority of the 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, labor, game theory, 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. This book is equally of interest to academic researchers, students studying sports economics, and policy makers, such as race organizers, team managers, and sponsors.

• competitive balance
• doping
• labor market
• racing
• road cycling
• strategic behavior

• Kortrijk, Belgium

  Daam Van Reeth

• Norman, USA

  Daniel Joseph Larson

Daniel Joseph Larson is a Lecturer at the University of Oklahoma in the Department of Health and Exercise Science. His research interests are largely contained within the economics of competitive cycling, ranging from professional competition to recreational participation. His past work experience includes periods of collegiate cycling team coaching, professional cycling team management, and managing several competitive cycling events. His past academic research topics also include cycling event management, the industrial organization of sport coaches, U.S. professional cyclist compensation, and cycling competition policies. Daam Van Reeth is an Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain and program director of the business administration program at the University College Brussels (Belgium). His research interests relate to the economics of sport, with special focus on professional road cycling. Research topics he worked on include TV demand for the Tour de France, doping, gender balance in sports coverage of the Olympic Games, performance measurement and fantasy sports.

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