Cicling as a vector of a territorial development

Abstract

The potential of cycling as a sport is addressed specifically from the territorial point
of view, totally determined by geography, which should make it as an object of attention
from this discipline, in order to assess its role in certain countries and the ability of these
to use it as a vector of territorial development. A smart strategy is developed to define its
expansion in a region and a methodology is showed to create a territorial machine tool called «Cyclist Ring» embodying the contribution of cycling to a development strategy and to give substance to a territorial brand, linking a particular territory, landscape, sport, industrious activity, tourism expertise, experience and controlled effort.