ABSTRACT

Sport tourism is a hot issue nowadays. It refers to the travel that involves participation in a sport event. The aim of this paper is to discuss sport tourism in urban area. Cycling is one of them. This paper performed literature review or library research. The result shows that the sport tourism can consist of tangible and intangible aspects, such as hotel restaurant, media, transportation, merchandise, and sponsorship. Sport tourism can attract many visitors or supporters. Related to the site, it is mostly developed in urban area. In urban area, many public facilities are built, including sport facilities such as cycle or bike lane. Cycling is one of sport tourism that is developed in the city. It is a response to sustainable development and the desire of society to keep healthy. This sport is dominated by male in productive ages. Unfortunately, the comfort and safety of this sport still need to be improved due to the limited facilities.