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The history of professional road cycling
Jean-François Mignot
To cite this version:
Jean-François Mignot. The history of professional road cycling. The Economics of Professional Road
Cycling, pp.7-31, 2016, 978-3-319-22312-4. �10.1007/978-3-319-22312-4�. �halshs-01326719�
Chapter 1: The history of professional road cycling 1
Jean-François Mignot
Introduction ... 2
1. Economic aspects of professional road cycling: from local races to global sport events ... 2
2. The institutional organization of professional road cycling: the historical role of the International Cycling Union... 11
3. The show of bicycle races: a century of ‘Grand Tours’ ... 19
Conclusion ... 26
References ... 26
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