Titlebook: Masculinities and the Culture of Competitive Cycling; Jack Hardwicke Book 2023 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under excl

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Cupidity

Book 2023port: competitive road cycling. Chapters present varied analyses on male cyclists’ relationship with masculinity, the culture of competitive road cycling, cyclists’ attitudes toward injury management, sexual minority and women’s experiences in the sport, and autoethnographic accounts of the author’s

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礼节

Theorising Sporting Masculinities,tlines the theoretical framework the book works within and the terms used throughout. The general groundwork of the book is also further explained, with some consideration for the research approach taken.

发芽

有权

Getting Back on the Bike: Debating Injury and Masculinity,injury, with crashing and injury being normalised aspects of competing in road cycling. A problem of cyclists competing whilst injured and ‘getting back on the bike’ before it would be medically advised to do so is discussed. The chapter highlights the utility of examining such practices through the lens of masculinity.

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Out in the Peloton: Sexual Minorities in Road Cycling,the experiences of sexual minorities, namely gay males, are like in the sport. It is highlighted that whilst individual attitudes towards, and experiences of, sexual minorities in cycling appear to be mostly positive there remains cultural and institutional issues in the sport.

Aprope

Crossing the Finish Line: Conclusions,ance of the work to the critical sport literature. The book concludes with a discussion on what the future of the sport might look like (or what it is hoped to look like) as well as departure points for future research being highlighted.

易受骗

,‘Don’t be soft’: Cycling and Masculinity in the Twenty-First Century,sculinity compared to the general population. From this, the argument is made that competitive road cycling presents a cultural lag behind the broader culture in its understanding and relationship to masculinity.

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Joining the Peloton: The Cult(ure) of Competitive Road Cycling, power of sporting subcultures to direct and influence behaviours and attitudes. The chapter concludes with an argument put forward that competitive road cycling is a sport that operates within a ‘culture of risk’, and this theoretical framing provides the starting point of analysis for the following two chapters.