Real cyclists don't race: Informal affiliations of the weekend warrior

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-97

  O'Connor, Justen P ^a   Brown, Trent D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Cycling; Individualization; Socialization; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548163338     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690207081831     Document Type: Article

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