Doping in Cycling: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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The book features cross-disciplinary contributions from international leading scholars in sports sociology, history, philosophy, psychology and criminology, and even beyond human and social sciences. Split into three parts (the use and supply of doping products; threats on cycling and opportunities for anti-doping; and issues, controversies, and stakes), it covers topics such as changing patterns of drug use in professional cycling, the impact of scientific advances on doping in cycling, whether cycling teams can prevent doping, whistleblowing on doping in cycling, and how to improve the credibility of the sport.
This is a vital resource for researchers, students, policy-makers, anti-doping organisations and sports federations, and an important read for anyone involved in elite cycling.
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Bertrand Fincoeur is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Sports Sciences at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
John Gleaves is Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the California State University, Fullerton, USA.
Fabien Ohl is Full Professor of Sociology of Sport at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
