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| Tjugotre |
Posted on 02-01-2015 19:26
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Hi all,
I am working on an elaborate article about globalisation in cycling. Therefore I want to see if globalisation is indeed a threat for cycling in the 'classic cycling countries'. But to see if this is threatening cycling in Western Europe, I need some criteria to see if this is the case or not.
So far, I already have the number of pro cyclists and the country classification of the CQ Ranking for the last 15 years and I was thinking of looking at the international calendar to see in which countries the races were held.
Can you guys think of some other possible criteria to test my hypothesis?
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| EwanWilson |
Posted on 02-01-2015 19:39
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Number of historical winners, from different countries
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Posted on 02-01-2015 19:54
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I was also thinking about the organisers of the World Championships. But I can't go too much back in time because I can't always find enough data. But it's also obvious to point out that cycling has become a more global sport compared with the '60s and '70s. So I'm actually focusing on the last 15 years. |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 19:57
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- Number of teams per division, should give you a good idea of general cycling interest
- Live coverage of Tour and Classics Monument
- World Championships participants and finishers
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| Tjugotre |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:06
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Ollfardh wrote:
- Number of teams per division, should give you a good idea of general cycling interest
- Live coverage of Tour and Classics Monument
- World Championships participants and finishers
Yeah, I kinda already have the first one by having the total number of pro cyclists of the last 15 years (which is seriously declined).
The second one is more about international interest rather than a pure sportive criterion.
The third one might be a good one, but the Olympics always try to give an opportunity to riders from ridiculous nations who don't have a proper place in the peloton. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:16
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Tjugotre wrote:
I was also thinking about the organisers of the World Championships. But I can't go too much back in time because I can't always find enough data. But it's also obvious to point out that cycling has become a more global sport compared with the '60s and '70s. So I'm actually focusing on the last 15 years.
What date would you need beside the country and city where the previous WC have taken place? |
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| Tjugotre |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:20
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
What date would you need beside the country and city where the previous WC have taken place?
My hypothesis is that "the globalisation in cycling is threatening the status of Belgium as a cycling nation." And I want to test that hypothesis with as much data as possible to write a great article. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:27
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Tjugotre wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
What date would you need beside the country and city where the previous WC have taken place?
My hypothesis is that "the globalisation in cycling is threatening the status of Belgium as a cycling nation." And I want to test that hypothesis with as much data as possible to write a great article.
In fact I meant you said you can't go back in time too far because you can't always find enough data. Did you mean about WC specifically or in general?
And if about WC, you'd need anything beside the organising country and city? |
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| Tjugotre |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:32
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
In fact I meant you said you can't go back in time too far because you can't always find enough data. Did you mean about WC specifically or in general?
And if about WC, you'd need anything beside the organising country and city?
Yeah, the fact about the WC organisers would rather be something to prove the globalisation, not really to test the hypothesis. And it's for the thesting of that hypothesis that I need some extra data in my opinion. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:41
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Tjugotre wrote:
Kiserlovski01 wrote:
In fact I meant you said you can't go back in time too far because you can't always find enough data. Did you mean about WC specifically or in general?
And if about WC, you'd need anything beside the organising country and city?
Yeah, the fact about the WC organisers would rather be something to prove the globalisation, not really to test the hypothesis. And it's for the thesting of that hypothesis that I need some extra data in my opinion.
Well, you can't deny that the increasing amount of cycling-interested decreases the chance Belgium gets to organise the WC. |
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| Tjugotre |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:47
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Kiserlovski01 wrote:
Well, you can't deny that the increasing amount of cycling-interested decreases the chance Belgium gets to organise the WC.
True, but I don't think that really threatens the status of Belgium as a cycling nation. The last couple of years journalists always said that that was the case when we didn't win a cobbled classic for example. In 2011 Belgium won 8 WT races, in 2012 just 4 and in 2013 none. Some journalists were shouting back then that Belgian cycling was dead. Of course, that is a ridiculous overstatement, but I want to give a definite answer to the question if our status is being threatened or if it should be questioned after all. |
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