Le Tour de France ou le vélo géographique

Fumey, Gilles

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“…Other classical theoretical lenses such as Leiper's (1979) framework of interconnecting geographical, human and industry elements and Butler's (1980) tourism area life cycle, for example, both present limits due to the intrinsic characteristics of the TDF. Indeed, although the geographical context of the TDF remains in France, hosting cities, stages and thus, the geography of the TDF changes every year (Bačík & Klobučník, 2017;Fumey, 2006), and Leiper and Butler's frameworks focus on fixed geographical contexts. The spatial variability of the TDF has been developed as a tool for promoting the different French regions, hence the strategy of the race's organizer to explore the country and find new roads, new cities or new landscapes (Bačík & Klobučník, 2017).…”

Section: From a Cycling Race To A Major Tourist Attractionmentioning

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“…Indeed, although small cities host stages of the race on a regular basis, this represents challenges for the organization of the race in terms of logistics for the movement of teams to the next location, as well as the mobile infrastructures (fences, finish line, and the various trucks for TV, sponsors, etc.) that are moving from one stage to another, day after day (Fumey, 2006). On the other hand, one could argue that there is no framing, no boundary in the TDF, because the race is a free event.…”

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“…Firstly, the TDF consists of a moving caravan, composed of 1,300 vehicles, moving from one stage to another, day after day, together with thousands of tourists. This generates considerable pressure on local environments, although local communities have developed special regulations (Fumey, 2006). Indeed, as Fumey recalls, in 1992 one of the stages ended in the protected Vanoise Massif, in the French Alps.…”

Section: Challenges For Environmental Sustainabilitymentioning

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The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction

Varnajot

2020

World Leisure Journal

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The Tour de France (TDF) cycling race has become the world's biggest annual sporting event. Every July, it attracts approximately 11 million tourists along the roadsides of France, as well as several millions of TV spectators worldwide. Using MacCannell's sight sacralization process, this study examines the gradual development of the TDF as a major economic tourist attraction. By deconstructing how the TDF became a tourist attraction, the goal of this article is to reveal economic and sustainability implications for communities in hosting such a mega event. The article suggests that the TDF, both as a sporting event and a top tourist attraction, represents an opportunity for local development and economies in the form of shortterm peaks in hospitality, direct financial benefits, as well as in the promotion of cycling as a sustainable means of transportation. The study also explores how challenging hosting a stage of the TDF can become in terms of environmental sustainability for remote and rural communities. KeywordsTour de France; sport tourism; bicycle tourism; community development; economic development. Introduction -a prologue from inside the first stage of the 2018 editionSaturday July 7th, 2018, 5:00 am. My brother and I, as well as several thousands of cycling enthusiasts, are driving towards the island of Noirmoutier, on the French Atlantic coast, for the launch of the world's biggest annual sporting event. The Grand Départ (Big Start) of the 105th edition of the TDF cycling race is going to occur in six hours. Every July, the race starts from a different city. Nevertheless, the location of the Grand Départ's hosting city does not matter, since every July the same ritual happens for thousands of cycling enthusiasts: a pilgrimage towards the start of the world's most popular cycling race. The closer we get to Noirmoutier, the more we find ourselves surrounded by other aficionados, coming by car, bike, or RV, alone, with friends or family, from France or abroad. After an hour of driving, there we are, amid the bustle that generates the TDF. All around are swarms of supporters from different countries, waving flags, and also journalists, teams' members, sponsors, and official representatives, as well as members from the various companies that work for the TDF. This is a hive of activity and part of the excitement. This enthusiasm also springs from memories from our childhood, when our parents took us to the Pyrénées almost every year in our family RV, so we could assist the mountain stages and support the riders that were at the time our heroes. The excitement from the tumult of such a sporting event combined with the reminiscence of childhood memories led to an intense passion for the TDF and cycling in general. About twenty minutes prior to the long-awaited start, the first riders are lining-up under the departure arch (Figure 1). Similarly, the first journalists with their cameras are approaching, getting ready for the live broadcast. We are situated right next to that arch, front row behind the fences; ...

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Section: From a Cycling Race To A Major Tourist Attractionmentioning

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Section: Framing and Elevationmentioning

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Section: Challenges For Environmental Sustainabilitymentioning

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The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction

Varnajot

2020

World Leisure Journal

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“…Longtemps négligées, parfois méprisées, les cultures populaires sont désormais au coeur d'un nombre croissant de travaux en géographie, même si tous ces travaux n'assument pas explicitement la dimension populaire de leur objet d'étude (Dittner, 2010). Pour en revenir au cas français, la multiplication récente de thèses et de travaux explorant différentes formes de cultures et de loisirs populaires montre la vitalité renouvelée de ces approches : le cyberespace et la science-fiction (Desbois, 2011), les bandes dessinées (Dornon, 1984 ;Champigny, 2010), les romans policiers (Rosemberg, 2007), la littérature populaire (Montabone, 2009) ; les séries télévisées 3 ; différents courants musicaux comme la musique électronique (Benadbellah, 2017), le hip-hop (Guillard, 2017) ; le football (Augustin et Gaubert, 2017), mais aussi la pétanque (Ruffié et al, 2012), les espaces ludiques (Borzakian, 2012), la visite au zoo (Estebanez, 2010) ou au musée (Hertzog, 2004), en passant par les jeux vidéo (Rufat et al, 2014), la danse (Raibaud, 2015) et le tour de France (Fumey, 2006), pour n'en citer que quelquesuns.…”

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Minassian¹,

Dupont²

2019

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Le premier questionnement concerne justement les recherches sur les cultures populaires en tant qu'objet d'étude en géographie ou dans une perspective géographique ; le deuxième s'interroge sur l'usage des cultures populaires pour aborder ou revisiter des phénomènes sociaux qui, au point de départ, sont considérés à partir d'autres prémisses ou abordés par d'autres problématiques ; la troisième, qui recoupe les deux premières, pose directement la question de savoir si on peut faire de la géographie en partant des pratiques culturelles les plus populaires auprès de nos étudiants. Les textes reçus répondent de façon directe ou indirecte à ces questionnements. Globalement, ils abordent des phénomènes de cultures populaires ou problématisent des phénomènes sociaux, au sens large du thème, à l'aide d'une

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“…Para sustentar a argumentação analisaram-se as seguintes fontes bibliográficas: Nicholson (1977), Weber (1988), Gaboriau (1996;2003;, Vigarello (1997), Perera e Gleyse (2005), Fumey (2006), Campos (2012, Dancey e Hare (2012) e Henry (2014). Tais obras foram selecionadas por serem aquelas que mais trabalham sobre a construção histórica do evento e exploram cada uma a sua maneira a importância e o simbolismo do Tour de France na constituição da França moderna.…”

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O Ciclismo De Estrada E a Construção De Uma Cultura Nacionalista: Um Olhar Sobre O Tour De France

Lessa

Silva

2017

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Resumo: O presente ensaio busca analisar como uma construção histórica nacionalista contribuiu para a consolidação do maior evento do ciclismo de estrada do mundo: o Tour de France. Para alcançar tal intento foram analisadas fontes bibliográficas que versam sobre a construção histórica do evento e exploram a importância e o simbolismo do Tour de France na constituição da França moderna. A título de conclusão o ensaio aponta que essa competição, principalmente na primeira metade do século XX, tornou-se uma celebração de uma cultura nacionalista francesa. Abstract: This essay looks into how the nationalist historical construction contributes to the world's most important cycling competition: the Tour de France. It analyzed several bibliographic sources on the relationship between the Tour de France and modern France's constitution. By way of conclusion, it points out that the competition became a celebration of French nationalist culture, especially in the first half of the 20 th century. Resumen: Resumen: El presente ensayo busca analizar cómo una construcción histórica nacionalista contribuye para la consolidación del mayor evento de ciclismo de asfalto del mundo: el Tour de France. Para alcanzar ese objetivo se analizaron fuentes bibliográficas que se refieren a la construcción histórica del evento y analizan la importancia y el simbolismo del Tour de France en la constitución de la Francia moderna. Para concluir, el ensayo indica que esta competición, principalmente en la primera mitad del siglo XX, se transformó en una celebración de una cultura nacionalista francesa.

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Le Tour de France ou le vélo géographique

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The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction

The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction

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O Ciclismo De Estrada E a Construção De Uma Cultura Nacionalista: Um Olhar Sobre O Tour De France

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