SPOTY Who will it be
Discussion
Nom de ploom said:
i think the top 3 were spot on actually, and wiggo is fast becoming a legend...
i thought the seb coe moment was very nice indeed as it gave sportstars and the public the chance to just stand and applaud the man.
a public acknowledgment if you will...a nice touch indeed
Agreed.i thought the seb coe moment was very nice indeed as it gave sportstars and the public the chance to just stand and applaud the man.
a public acknowledgment if you will...a nice touch indeed
A great ending to a fantastic year.
Nom de ploom said:
i think the top 3 were spot on actually, and wiggo is fast becoming a legend...
Why? Serious question BTW.Not bitter (which it will no doubt sound like I am and if it was a personality thing in a true sense, fine), just feels like an element of the moment & the power of Rupert TV.
How is he so much better than some of the others - Ainslee, Weir etc?
Had he done the TdF thing on his lonesome and/or multiple times, fair enough. However, rather well supported to get there.
DukeDickson said:
Why? Serious question BTW.
Not bitter (which it will no doubt sound like I am and if it was a personality thing in a true sense, fine), just feels like an element of the moment & the power of Rupert TV.
How is he so much better than some of the others - Ainslee, Weir etc?
Had he done the TdF thing on his lonesome and/or multiple times, fair enough. However, rather well supported to get there.
He isn't better per se, different. Some things that a lot of people don't know :Not bitter (which it will no doubt sound like I am and if it was a personality thing in a true sense, fine), just feels like an element of the moment & the power of Rupert TV.
How is he so much better than some of the others - Ainslee, Weir etc?
Had he done the TdF thing on his lonesome and/or multiple times, fair enough. However, rather well supported to get there.
Only cyclist to win the Paris–Nice, Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de France in the same yearr — achieved this feat in 2012
Only cyclist to have the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year — achieved this feat in 2012.
Great Britain's joint most decorated Olympian along with Chris Hoy with seven medals, surpassing Steve Redgrave's six medals.
So all of those things (you wouldn't probably have known about the first, or likely the other two either, because they don't get big media attention). He was also the first brit to EVER win the tour, and did so in style, crushing people in the time trials, yes he had a team, but everyone has a team in cycling, especially in a race that lasts 3 weeks.
But I would say that his training and sacrifice is going to be a lot more than most of the other contenders, training is one thing, but taking yourself away from your family most of the year, sleeping in altitude tents in your own house, getting to 68kg when you're 6,3 (that alone is probably harder than anything most of the shortlist have done commitment wise) and then actually delivering on all stages over the course of a year (not just one night, or a couple of days) makes it more impressive for me. And of course, he comes across as a nice enough bloke with something about him.
okgo said:
He isn't better per se, different. Some things that a lot of people don't know :
Only cyclist to win the Paris–Nice, Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de France in the same yearr — achieved this feat in 2012
Only cyclist to have the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year — achieved this feat in 2012.
Great Britain's joint most decorated Olympian along with Chris Hoy with seven medals, surpassing Steve Redgrave's six medals.
So all of those things (you wouldn't probably have known about the first, or likely the other two either, because they don't get big media attention). He was also the first brit to EVER win the tour, and did so in style, crushing people in the time trials, yes he had a team, but everyone has a team in cycling, especially in a race that lasts 3 weeks.
But I would say that his training and sacrifice is going to be a lot more than most of the other contenders, training is one thing, but taking yourself away from your family most of the year, sleeping in altitude tents in your own house, getting to 68kg when you're 6,3 (that alone is probably harder than anything most of the shortlist have done commitment wise) and then actually delivering on all stages over the course of a year (not just one night, or a couple of days) makes it more impressive for me. And of course, he comes across as a nice enough bloke with something about him.
Only cyclist to win the Paris–Nice, Tour de Romandie, Critérium du Dauphiné and Tour de France in the same yearr — achieved this feat in 2012
Only cyclist to have the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year — achieved this feat in 2012.
Great Britain's joint most decorated Olympian along with Chris Hoy with seven medals, surpassing Steve Redgrave's six medals.
So all of those things (you wouldn't probably have known about the first, or likely the other two either, because they don't get big media attention). He was also the first brit to EVER win the tour, and did so in style, crushing people in the time trials, yes he had a team, but everyone has a team in cycling, especially in a race that lasts 3 weeks.
But I would say that his training and sacrifice is going to be a lot more than most of the other contenders, training is one thing, but taking yourself away from your family most of the year, sleeping in altitude tents in your own house, getting to 68kg when you're 6,3 (that alone is probably harder than anything most of the shortlist have done commitment wise) and then actually delivering on all stages over the course of a year (not just one night, or a couple of days) makes it more impressive for me. And of course, he comes across as a nice enough bloke with something about him.
Voting numbers btw:
Bradley Wiggins: 492,064
Jessica Ennis: 372,765
Andy Murray: 230,444
Mo Farah: 131,327
David Weir: 114,633
Ellie Simmonds: 102,894
Chris Hoy: 42,961
Nicola Adams: 35,560
Ben Ainslie: 35,373
Rory McIlroy: 29,729
Katherine Grainger: 28,626
Sarah Storey: 10,343
Total votes: 1,626,718
Jimboka said:
Farah was a surprise, his 2 golds were worthy of better. I reckon his PR let him down
I don't think they did, he was on EVERY chat show under the sun after the olympics, doing that f
king mobot wherever he went, I think ultimately people can see through it. And obviously he's brown, which lots of people probably still hold against him.
Charlotte Dujardin would be a fair choice based on what she and the horse have won. But I don't think the people will vote for the sport (or the horse).
My pick would be Rory McIlroy. He's beaten hundreds of extremely talented people to become world No. 1 and won 2 of the years 4 majors.
No way should it be Lewis Hamilton. An ill-tempered and petulant narrow victory in a two-horse race.
My pick would be Rory McIlroy. He's beaten hundreds of extremely talented people to become world No. 1 and won 2 of the years 4 majors.
No way should it be Lewis Hamilton. An ill-tempered and petulant narrow victory in a two-horse race.
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