Langdistancecykelpendling – Mellem transport og motion

Langdistancecykelpendling: Mellem transport og motion (Long-distance bicycle – How exercise/sports and transport can be combined)This article examines long-distance bicycle commuting as an exercise and sport form. Cycling commuting is insufficiently discussed and analysed in sport research. It considers cycling as a leisure activity with specific purposes while cycling as transport is overlooked. In this article, we show that bike commuting can be physically strenuous and therefore have a large exercise element. We argue that long-distance bicycle commuting shows how exercise/sports and transport can be combined. Through qualitative observations and interviews with long-distance commuters, we examine the values, designs, locations and bodily practices that characterize the phenomenon. We begin by discussing the existing interdisciplinary knowledge of cycling and through this review we outline our position and method. Then we present and analyze our empirical material. We end by discussing the articles relevance for sport researchers.