Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Thesis (M. Env. Des.)--University of Calgary, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 145-147).

In the contemporary tourism industry, the competitive game is between destinations. Tourism operations struggle to remain competitive on the international market and their success depends to a large extent on other complementary and competing tourism organizations at the destination. It is the sum of the total tourism offerings at the destination which determines its attractiveness. This research explores tourism collaboration process as a means of generating destination competitiveness. The focus of the research is on the enhancing factors which contribute to the success of the collaboration and to the development of quality tourism products. The research studies the case of Biking Dalarna, a collaboration of different organizations at five biking destinations in Dalarna, Sweden. Its purpose is to develop biking tourism in the region and to make Dalarna into Sweden’s leading biking destination. It is a qualitative research; the empirical data was collected through in depth interviews with representatives of six Biking Dalarna member organizations. The qualitative data collected from the participants provides inside look into the members reflections and experience of collaborating. The findings of this research demonstrate how collaboration has improved the biking product in Dalarna and promoted solutions to development problems. The research finds the good relationship between the collaborating actors and the involvement and leadership of the regional tourism management organization as the most contributing factors to the success of Biking Dalarna. The research also suggests that a third desired outcome of collaboration, improved marketing attributes was yet to be achieved in the case of Biking Dalarna.

Title: Evaluation training loading and performance grow up for five years period of Tereza Hu íková and Michal Talava ek in mountain bike discipline of cross country Abstract: I evaluating and analysing training loading and performance grow up for five years period in discipline of cross country in my theses. Mountain bike, especially discipline of cross country is very exacting and endurance sport, which takes oneself a lot of specifice in sports, technic and psychology preparation and this sport puts a giant claims of subjects voluntary characteristics. Training loading induces changes in organism, which it shows to grow up of specialization performance. I chose two of very talented subjects, the racers of mountain bike, which young, but reached of admirable accomplishment in there sport. Keywords: mountain biking, training, performance Objectives: The aim of this theses is kazuistic study (intensive and deep study the presentive human and his situations and problems). I analysed, training loading and performance grow up with consequently evaluating by Tereza |Hu íková and Michal Talava ek, pursuant of interview, trainings date books and laboratory tests. Methods: This theses is qualitative research, when I sought out and analyzing any informations this problem, and there explication. Data acquisition and...

Title: The most common health problems for mountain bikers. Objectives: Uncover the most common localities of health problems of mountain bikers. Find the differences in selected localities of health problems of men and women. Methods: Data were collected using questionnaires with nine questions. Data was been collected after the race mountain bikes for 50 km. The most important monitored parameters were sex and location difficulties. Results: 57 male and 33 female randomly selected recreational cyclists responded to questionnaire. The most common anatomical sites for overuse injury/complaints reported by the male and female cyclists combined were the neck (22,23 %), followed by back (14,44 %), small of the back (13,33 %) and without difficulty (10,8 %). Significant differences were observed between male and female site selection problems. List of health problems in women: neck, knees, back, smal of the back. List of health problems in men: neck, without difficulty, small of the back, back. Keywords: mountain biking, health problems

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Utah, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 296-313).

Mémoire (M.A.) -- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2000. / Bibliogr.: f. 65. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU

This project investigates the merging of performance apparel from mountain biking and ski touring, based on the emerging trend in combining mountain biking and ski touring as sports. Designing apparel for a combination of sports could contribute to a sustainable change in the outdoor industry by affecting the design thinking, demand and consumerism. All the garments are developed based on the female body and needs. This is shown through both commercial pieces and experimental pieces, with garment shapes that are both similar and not so similar to existing garments. Material placement is based on movement and thermoregulatory responses of the female athlete and plays an important part to achieve both expression and function in the garments. The methodology is explained through five parts; field testing, sketching, prototyping, experimenting and evaluation, which are used both numerical and independently of each other. This resulted in a collection of seven outfits where three of these are produced and the remaining four are illustrated through development, sketches and technical descriptions. Results show suggestions of how a combination between sports could be developed and used. It also shows potential to be developed even further into other various directions.

Title: Socio-economic benefits of Singeltrek pod Smrkem and Rychleby trails Objectives: The fundamental goal of the diploma thesis is the global introduction of social- economic benefits in the most extensive singletrack areas in Czech Republic - Singltrek pod Smrkem and Rychleby trails. Furthermore based on the comparative analyse of selected variables, to classify identical and differential characters of both destinations and suggest the resolution of detected deficiencies. Methods: For the data collection and information acquisition for the diploma thesis have been used: documentation as well as comparative observation of watched objects (technical parameters), standardized and unstandardized interviews (trail builders, municipality majors), analyse of information resources (research of domestic and international literature) and especially the methods of comparative analyse (Singltrek pod Smrkem versus Rychleby trails). Data collection resulted from primary as well as secondary external and internal resources. Results: Diploma thesis introduced the area of Singltrek pod Smrkem and Rychleby trails as the socio-economically important new form of terrain-bikes tourist industry. Based on comparative analyse selected variables further classified identical and differential characters of both...

In the top sport training is one of the basic idea the principle of forward direction. In this meaning talented and somatic appropriate individuals are selected for different sport branches. By the young sport like a mountain bikes competitions are missing the detailed studies. For that reason is necessary to perform an casuistical analysis to study the increasing performance of the most successful competitors. Purpose of this diploma thesis is selecting successful racers on the mountain bikes and to search for common factors useful for the identification of talented persons. This diploma thesis should contribute to explain how athletes heve been achieved their successes.\\