Hi fellow GCC members,

I still need your help to improve cycling tourism!!

I am a doctoral candidate and cyclist at the University of Florida studying cycling tourism and I am currently conducting research for my dissertation on how cyclists create lifestyles based on travel to participate in sport events.

The purpose of this study is to explore how amateur athletes engage in active sport tourism. The results of the study may help cyclists attend cycling events while improving the organization and planning of cycling events for event managers, tourism boards and cycling organizations.

So, what do I need from you? 

First, I need to find out more about your cycling tourism behavior. So, if you are 18 or older, have traveled to a cycling event to participate and would like to take part in my study please complete this brief 10-15 minute online survey: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5pvzHOJ0qL6tBel

Second, I need your help distributing my survey to everyone and anyone that has ever traveled to participate in a cycling event. How can you help in this regard? Share/re-tweet my posts and other's posts regarding the study. Do you have connections to other cycling listservs, groups or organizations? Even a connection to a cycling personality with a lot of followers would be helpful. If, so please let me know!

If you would like to find out more about the study or my research in sport tourism, please contact me at: rbuning@ufl.edu or (352)-294-1679

Lastly, thank you again for all your help with my preliminary study I conducted last summer, I couldn't be this far without the help I received from the GCC!

Thank you!

Rick Buning
GCC member since 2010

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Richard Buning
Doctoral Candidate
Dept. of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management
University of Florida
rbuning@ufl.edu
Office: 352-294-1679
Skype: richardbuning