Cycling diplomacy: undemocratic regimes and professional road cycling teams sponsorship
Auteur :
Zákravský, JiÅ™Ã
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631860038
Date de publication :
17 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
282 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Due to the financial situation in the professional road peloton, many cycling teams struggle to find their sponsors. This situation is an opportunity for undemocratic politicians to promote their countries via cycling. Thus, some of them from Kazakhstan, Russia, Bahrain and the UAE decided to create and support their own WorldTour teams.