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Ok, so who would people choose (at this moment in time)?
1. Bradley Wiggins
2. Andy Murray
3. Mo Farah
The manager of Rotherham is quite a ****.
Wiggins.
To win the TdF might be the most impressive sporting achievement by a Brit in my lifetime anyway, but he's also cemented his place as one of our great Olympians by winning gold in another discipline and seeing so many out on the roads and at Hampton Court (many sporting Wiggo sideburns) showed just how much he'd captured the public imagination.
Legend.
Bradley Wiggins hands down for me, Hoy and Ainsley 2nd and 3rd but either way round.
The beauty is that there are several who are deserving this year. I think Wiggins will win it, but there are such great contenders:
Wiggins: TdF and another Gold Medal
Murray: Wimbledon Finalist, Grand Slam Winner, Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist.
Farah: 2 Gold medals in very tough events to win.
Weir: 4 Golds, simply fantastic in everything.
Trott: Couple of golds, and takes on Pendletons Queen of the track mantle.
Ainslie: Another Gold for Big Ben
Hoy: More golds from Mr. reliable.
Completing the 10 for me would be Storey, Ennis and Bilel Mohsni
I would be interested to know how often lasts years winner is nowhere near making the shortlist...
I think it's quite rare for a winner to make the shortlist the following year. Paula Radcliffe a decade ago is the last one I can think of. Becks did it the year before she did as well, otherwise maybe some motor-racing drivers in the 90s as there was usually a big motor sports following.