Posted November 26, 201311 yr The 10 contenders have been revealed for BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2013 in its 60th year they are: Sir Ben Ainslie- Sailor Won the Americas Cup Ian Bell- Cricketer Won the Ashes Hannah Cockcroft- Paralympican Athlete Retained her T34 100m and 200m world titles at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon and won the T33/T34 100m race at the Anniversary Games Mo Farah- Athlete Won the 5000m and 10000m world title in Moscow at the World Athletics Championships Chris Fromme- Cyclist Won this year's Tour de France Leigh Halfpenny- Rugby Union Player Named player of the series at the successful British Lions tour in Australia and helped Wales retain the Six Nations Tony McCoy- Jockey Rode his 4000th winner in Britain in November and 18-time champion jockey over the jumps. Won 18 jockeys titles in a row. Andy Murray- Tennis Player Won Wimbledon Christine Ohuruogu- Athlete Won her second 400m world title in Moscow by the narrowest of margins. Justin Rose- Golf Player Won golf's US Open. First English major winner since 1996. What do people make of the 10 contenders? Edited November 26, 201311 yr by Mack
November 26, 201311 yr Pretty obvious Murray will win the award Don't like Murray as a person but first male Wimbledon winner for decades makes him an easy choice
November 26, 201311 yr Andy Murray is the only contender. He would have won it last year had it not being for the fantastic efforts from the Olympians.
November 26, 201311 yr As much as I'd love for a cyclist to win for a 3rd consecutive year, not to take away from Froome's FANTASTIC achievement at winning the Tour de France but I think Andy definitely deserves the win this year. Insofar as he has achieved so much in his field- I mean he should really have won it last year for winning the US Open, let us not forget than Greg Rusedski (who wasn't even bloody British and born in Canada) won the award for simply reaching the US Open final. This year though he won Wimbledon, a feat that no British man has done since Fred Perry in the 1930s. You've got to respect that.
November 26, 201311 yr Murray will win, I'd guess Farah and Froome second and third although I'd love Ohuruogu to get some recognition.
November 26, 201311 yr The only way Murray won't win is if too many people decide that the outcome is obvious so they don't bother to vote.
November 27, 201311 yr Murray will win - deservedly. But I can't believe the lack of recognition for Mo Farah. To be the holder of the World and Olympic titles at 5k and 10k simultaneously is an AMAZING achievement and, sorry to say, it comes way above winning Wimbledon. Nobody else has a look in.
November 27, 201311 yr Murray will win - deservedly. But I can't believe the lack of recognition for Mo Farah. To be the holder of the World and Olympic titles at 5k and 10k simultaneously is an AMAZING achievement and, sorry to say, it comes way above winning Wimbledon. Nobody else has a look in. Farah has been incredibly unlucky. He was the one of the "obvious top four" to miss out on a top three place. Now the best he can hope for this year is runner-up.
November 27, 201311 yr Author Farah has been incredibly unlucky. He was the one of the "obvious top four" to miss out on a top three place. Now the best he can hope for this year is runner-up. Very rare that a double Olympic gold medallist misses out on a Top3 place. How he wasn't in the Top3 last year. I'll never know. SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR ODDS: (WITH CORAL) Andy Murray 1-25f Mo Farah 16-1 (AP) Tony McCoy 25-1 Chris Froome 33-1 Ben Ainsile 33-1 Justin Rose 80-1 Leigh Halfpenny 100-1 Hannah Cockroft 100-1 Christine Ohuruogu 100-1 Ian Bell 100-1 Edited November 27, 201311 yr by Mack
November 27, 201311 yr It will be odd to see Murray win it this year since his play this season was so much worse than in 2012. (Not that I don't understand why since there's obviously less competition in a non-Olympics year, but still.)
November 29, 201311 yr Form has nothing to do with it - winning Wimbledon does. Sports personality is usually won based on a single criterion, not on overall form over the year. Pleased to see Froome is a bit further down- cycling has been too dominant recently. It's not rare for a Brit to win the TDF now.
November 29, 201311 yr Pleased to see Froome is a bit further down- cycling has been too dominant recently. It's not rare for a Brit to win the TDF now. Er, it is rare for a Brit to win the TDF actually. Wiggins was the first to ever to win - and Froome won it on the climbs, a tough race this year with some dramatic and tough climbs because it was the 100th race and the organisers wanted to make it as tough and exciting as possible. When he won the Mont Ventoux stage - the stage where fellow British rider Tom Simpson died in 1967 - he won so perfectly that the race organisers and media thought that he must have been using drugs. It has been dominant because British riders have been performing at world class levels, you can't see that in many other sports right now.
November 29, 201311 yr Form has nothing to do with it - winning Wimbledon does. Sports personality is usually won based on a single criterion, not on overall form over the year. Well, winning Wimbledon is no more impressive than winning the US Open. To non-Brits anyway.
November 29, 201311 yr Well, winning Wimbledon is no more impressive than winning the US Open. To non-Brits anyway. Aye, and I think he more than deserved to win it last year for winning the US Open - but winning Wimbledon is seen as much more of an achievement in the UK because of the 76-year dry spell that it has broken. I think winning SPotY 2013 could be accredited to that US Open win ANd the Wimbledon win. 2 Grand Slams within 12 months. Remarkable! Edited November 29, 201311 yr by Doctor Blind
December 2, 201311 yr Er, it is rare for a Brit to win the TDF actually. Wiggins was the first to ever to win - and Froome won it on the climbs, a tough race this year with some dramatic and tough climbs because it was the 100th race and the organisers wanted to make it as tough and exciting as possible. When he won the Mont Ventoux stage - the stage where fellow British rider Tom Simpson died in 1967 - he won so perfectly that the race organisers and media thought that he must have been using drugs. It has been dominant because British riders have been performing at world class levels, you can't see that in many other sports right now. Well, that's what I mean. It was a big surprise when Chris Hoy etc. brought home so many medals, but it's almost expected now...
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