How virtual sports became Sports: Legitimisation strategies of virtual cycling as disruptive innovation
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Published online on March 30, 2026
Abstract
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This study examines how sport governing bodies engage with the development of virtual cycling as a new sporting discipline. Drawing on theories of innovation diffusion, disruptive innovation theory and institutional theory, we examine how governing bodies ...
This study examines how sport governing bodies engage with the development of virtual cycling as a new sporting discipline. Drawing on theories of innovation diffusion, disruptive innovation theory and institutional theory, we examine how governing bodies ...