2007/05/11 by Benno Torgler · 1 citation
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · Psychology · #Sports Analytics and Performance #Sports, Gender, and Society #Sport and Mega-Event Impacts #Ranking (information retrieval) #Sports economics #Index (typography) #Empirical evidence #Advertising #Psychology #Marketing #Economics #Social psychology #Computer science #Business #Artificial intelligence
paper · doi:10.1177/1527002506287657
openalex publication_date 2007/05/11 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Cycling has not been analyzed intensively in the literature on the economics of sports. This article reports empirical evidence of individuals' performance in the 2004 Tour de France, searching for factors that shape riders' total ranking performance. A main aim is to investigate to what extent riders' performance is influenced by their teammates and their positions on their teams. The results show that teammates' attributes and riders' positions matter. The author also observes that riders who were successful in previous tours perform better than other participants. Furthermore, a lower body mass index leads to better performance. Finally, the author also observes differences between participating countries.