This article examines emergent narratives in road cycling and their connection to media and culture, suggesting new insights into sports storytelling.
Key Points
The research aims to explore how road cycling, particularly the Tour de France, creates narratives that go beyond simple storytelling through its gameplay and media interplay.
Analyzed the historical development of professional cycling alongside the rise of mass media
Investigated ludic features that contribute to narrative construction in road races
Employed cultural and cognitive narratology frameworks to understand story generation
Identified that cycling's narratives emerge from its ludic dynamics and media interactions
Showed a co-evolution between cycling's structures and narrative interpretations
Highlighted how athletic performance is transformed into shared narrative experiences that hold broader meanings.