Sports personality of the year

[TightEnd]

Could Wiggins of won the TdF without Team Sky?

No

However his time trial record both in TdeF and Olympics backs up his achievements


Anyway, I'd have Farah over Wiggins for SPOTY!

[AndrewT]

Wiggins was spending 6 hours a day cycling, including going up and down mountains, for three weeks. Then, the week after he wins Olympic gold.

Taylor throws sticks at the wall. He does it very well, but he throws sticks at the wall.

[Woodsey]

Wiggins was spending 6 hours a day cycling, including going up and down mountains, for three weeks. Then, the week after he wins Olympic gold.

Taylor throws sticks at the wall. He does it very well, but he throws sticks at the wall.

LOL so true!

[Graham C]

Wiggins was spending 6 hours a day cycling, including going up and down mountains, for three weeks. Then, the week after he wins Olympic gold.

Taylor throws sticks at the wall. He does it very well, but he throws sticks at the wall.

for 6 hours a day too though, must be pretty dull throwing sticks for that amount of time, at least Wiggins gets to see the countryside - easy life

[Alverton]

I think the Tour would be a MUCH better race without the team structures.

The cynic in me would think sporting integrity would disappear and all kind of Skulduggery would happen.  Wiggins for example, with his huge sponsorship money, just bribe 8 lesser riders to help him through the non time trials stages.  Then others would follow suit, so you would have team structures but not officially and no way to police it.  Would be good to see, but be honest for less than 5 secs.

Could Wiggins of won the TdF without Team Sky?

Could anybody win without his team?

[AndrewT]

So, assuming a 10 short list (which they may expand, given the success), who are we looking at.

Definites are:

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray

Possibles:

Ainslie
Pendleton
Adams
Grainger
Trott
Dujardin
Rutherford

Given the stick they got last year for no women, expect them to lean towards women where it is close.

Also possible for someone like McIlroy if he wins US PGA and Ryder Cup.

[typhoon13]

So, assuming a 10 short list (which they may expand, given the success), who are we looking at.

Definites are:

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray

Possibles:

Ainslie
Pendleton
Adams
Grainger
Trott
Dujardin
Rutherford

Given the stick they got last year for no women, expect them to lean towards women where it is close.

Also possible for someone like McIlroy if he wins US PGA and Ryder Cup.

Cant see Taylor on your list!!!!!!!

[TightEnd]

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray
Ainslie
Pendleton
Adams
Grainger
Trott

does the 10 for me

Mo/Wiggins/Ennis top 3, whatever order not sure!

[Alverton]

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray

I'd add Ainslie, Adams, Trott, Dujardin, Pendleton over Kenny cos of her retirement.

Kenny/Grainger/RoryMc(if he wins today)/Rutherford/Brownlee/Jones/the other boxers miss out

Got to expand it, can't be narrowed down to 10 as far to much success. 

Makes a nice change considering some of the lists and winners in the noughties have been dire. 

[The Camel]

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray
Ainslie
Pendleton
Adams
Grainger
Trott

does the 10 for me

Mo/Wiggins/Ennis top 3, whatever order not sure!

Still think they'll just put all the Olympic Gold medalists on the list and be done with it.

If they don't they should.

[typhoon13]

Wiggins
Hoy
Farah
Ennis
Murray
Ainslie
Pendleton
Adams
Grainger
Trott

does the 10 for me

Mo/Wiggins/Ennis top 3, whatever order not sure!

Still think they'll just put all the Olympic Gold medalists on the list and be done with it.

If they don't they should.

Yeah, that seems best result.

[sweet potata!]

Hold on a minute, I thought people didn't give actually give a rats ass who won this award? I can understand chatter and concern about it from a betting perspective but I haven't seen any mentions of odds on here.

[TightEnd]

Tips for tikay has pages and pages on the odds for SPOTY!

We care, clearly!

[The Camel]

Hold on a minute, I thought people didn't give actually give a rats ass who won this award? I can understand chatter and concern about it from a betting perspective but I haven't seen any mentions of odds on here.

This really.

Comparing achievements in different sports is essentially pointless.

Let's just celebrate and extol the virtues of all the gold medalists.

[MPOWER]

Strange thing is the people who vote for BBC SPOTY

Who would think Zara Phillips would win it. I think there was very few people voting this year.

Can't think of a year when Athletics has achieved amazing has lost V any other sports person who has had an outstanding result in there sport.

Mo/Jen Can't split them

Could be anyone of the mentioned for 3rd

Sky for team award.

Regards

M