Early Alpine mountain bike events
During the 1980s, the diffusion of mountain biking in France underwent its first phase in mountain territories that discovered its socio-economic value. Over and beyond the structural and organisational aspects, the mountain bike also became a favoured medium for technological and social innovation....
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Institut de Géographie Alpine
2013-01-01
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| description | During the 1980s, the diffusion of mountain biking in France underwent its first phase in mountain territories that discovered its socio-economic value. Over and beyond the structural and organisational aspects, the mountain bike also became a favoured medium for technological and social innovation. The aim here is to reflect upon the various underlying stakes of introducing, into Alpine territory, a new physical activity that required a two-wheeled vehicle and had its roots in the spirit and values of the already existing Californian practices. More than just an activity, mountain biking would become a market over the course of the decade. Its economic stakes would contribute to its imminent institutionalisation. Featuring among the vectors of its development, the first competitions and/or events played an essential role in establishing a special relationship between sport and tourism economy. As a new lease of life for a number of ski resorts undergoing crisis at the time, mountain biking offered the various actors (riders, cycle dealers, political and institutional leaders) an opportunity to valorise a technical and social innovation in mountain areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e42bbfa6fbf4def96c2eac12fb5407b2025-01-10T15:56:02ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-74262013-01-01100310.4000/rga.1937Early Alpine mountain bike eventsJean Saint-MartinFrédéric SavreThierry TerretDuring the 1980s, the diffusion of mountain biking in France underwent its first phase in mountain territories that discovered its socio-economic value. Over and beyond the structural and organisational aspects, the mountain bike also became a favoured medium for technological and social innovation. The aim here is to reflect upon the various underlying stakes of introducing, into Alpine territory, a new physical activity that required a two-wheeled vehicle and had its roots in the spirit and values of the already existing Californian practices. More than just an activity, mountain biking would become a market over the course of the decade. Its economic stakes would contribute to its imminent institutionalisation. Featuring among the vectors of its development, the first competitions and/or events played an essential role in establishing a special relationship between sport and tourism economy. As a new lease of life for a number of ski resorts undergoing crisis at the time, mountain biking offered the various actors (riders, cycle dealers, political and institutional leaders) an opportunity to valorise a technical and social innovation in mountain areas.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/1937innovationmountain bikemountain bikingeventAlpine resort |
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