An investigation into masculinity among competitive road cyclists

This article investigates masculinities among competitive male road cyclists. The resulting paper reports on a quantitative study, involving a self-report survey that was distributed to a male population of UK competitive road cyclists (n = 105). Results indicate that the sample more closely identify with an explicit notion of masculinity than seen in the general male population, and this finding was consistent across age groups. This study explores the importance of these findings through Inclusive Masculinity Theory, suggesting that competitive road cycling presents a cultural lag, relative to wider societal changes in masculinity. Implications for participation in the sport, risk-taking, and concussion, as well as sexual diversity support, are subsequently discussed