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I think ol' Cav has done enough this year to take the title.
Well to be fair he's done enough every year he's been nominated!!
Let get behind him and get cycling that little bit more in the public eye
Hw will be getting my vote but I fear some bloody golfist will actually win.
Come on Cav!!
McIlroy gets my vote. After his disaster at the Masters, the strength of character he showed to win the US Open was awesome and the manner in which he destroyed the field was jaw dropping stuff.
McIlroy gets my vote. After his disaster at the Masters, the strength of character he showed to win the US Open was awesome and the manner in which he destroyed the field was jaw dropping stuff.
Mod alert, mod alert!
Can we get BoardinBob banned for 24 hours please, and have his phone disconnected at the same time.
So the alternative is voting for a cyclist purely because he does a remotely similar sport to me, rather than voting for someone based on actual achievements...
What does the "P" stand for in SPOTY?
o the alternative is voting for a cyclist purely because he does a remotely similar sport to me, rather than voting for someone based on actual achievements...
Lol! Yeah, Cav hasn't really done much this year has he!
Lol! Yeah, Cav hasn't really done much this year has he!
I think McIlroy's achievement is better.
Just my opinion though. Others may vary.
Plus Cav comes across as a total dick (IMHO) in interviews so he loses out on the personality points.
So the alternative is voting for a cyclist purely because he does a remotely similar sport to me, rather than voting for someone based on actual achievements...
right, that'll be becuase becuase Mark Cavendish has had a such quiet year?
#Cav4SPOTY (even if it is the x factor of sport)
I want Cavendish to win but I think Andrew Strauss will win it to be honest, and probably rightly so. England are the no. 1 rated test match team in the world having smashed Australia in their own back yard and then handed out one of the biggest pwnings in history to the Indians.
Remember how shit we used to be at cricket? Not any more. That'll win him the award I think.
BoardinBob
Plus Cav comes across as a total dick (IMHO) in interviews so he loses out on the personality points.
That does mean he has a personality
I think McIlroy's achievement is better.Just my opinion though. Others may vary.
Plus Cav comes across as a total dick (IMHO) in interviews so he loses out on the personality points.
So, 5 stage wins in the biggest sporting event in the world, let alone cycling event!
Plus the first British World Champion for 50 years is beaten by someone who tried hard at golf! 😉
I refuse to vote on the grounds Danny Hart hasn't been nominated.
Plus Cav comes across as a total dick (IMHO) in interviews so he loses out on the personality points.
I was lucky enough to get to meet him at an event this year and he spent ages making sure he signed everyones books, jerseys and posters. Would a 'dick' bother to do that for his fans?
I think McIlroy's achievement is better.
Cav:
Green Jersey
World Champ
Multiple TDF stage wins including Paris for the 3rd year in a row
Peta Todd up le Duff
Enlighten me to McIlroy's achievements and why they are more significant. Cav has real passion. If u read his book and see the film Chasing Legends, it may change your opinion of him. Yes, he comes across badly sometimes, but so would you if you'd just done 140km, lost the stage and some hack shoved a mic in your face asking why you are fat?
So, 5 stage wins in the biggest sporting event in the world, let alone cycling event
How is it the biggest sporting event in the world? Spectators? Competitors? TV audience? Most drugged up competitors?
I refuse to vote on the grounds Danny Hart hasn't been nominated.
Yeah it's a shame this country (or the media anyway) are so narrow minded in their sports. I'd have liked to have seen Lucy Garner in the main comp instead of just young SPOTY. And Chrissie Wellington!
How is it the biggest sporting event in the world? Spectators? Competitors? TV audience? Most drugged up competitors?
Do you actually like cycling?
In answer to your question, Yes, No, Yes, probably not as much as most footballers.
Do you actually like cycling?
Couldn't give a flying duck about road cycling.
Couldn't give a flying duck about road cycling.
MTB'ing isn't cycling?
Most drugged up competitors?
We're not talking about Premiership Football are we?
Ladders - MemberCouldn't give a flying duck about road cycling.
MTB'ing isn't cycling?
The concept of blindly giving your allegiance to someone because they do a vaguely similar sport to one I like is mind boggling.
We're not talking about Premiership Football are we?
Excellent trollage. Almost rivalling my efforts. Do you really want to compare the number of roadies caught doped up to the eyeballs against the number of football players caught in a similar situation?
The concept of blindly giving your allegiance to someone because they do a vaguely similar sport to one I like is mind boggling.
So what sport [i]do[/i] you like?
If you ride a MTB you are a cyclist and as such, it is your duty to support other cyclists.
It's war out there - keep the faith.
The concept of blindly giving your allegiance to someone because they do a vaguely similar sport to one I like is mind boggling.
Tell Cadel Evans That!
Do you really want to compare the number of roadies caught doped up to the eyeballs against the number of football players [b]caught[/b] in a similar situation?
Oh okay that changes it. I agree more cyclists have been caught...
If you ride a MTB you are a cyclist and as such, it is your duty to support other cyclists.
😆
Is it f*ck. He's certainly not my "boy"
Think Strauss is deserving, but reckon they'll get the team award so maybe not individual.
The concept of blindly giving your allegiance to someone because they do a vaguely similar sport to one I like is mind boggling.
this I can understand..
but encouraging golfers...!? FFS that's just weird
Do you really want to compare the number of roadies caught doped up to the eyeballs against the number of football players caught in a similar situation?
maybe if they tested footballers we would get some real numbers. Bit like the doped up golfists, who obviously don't exist, which is why the PGA refused to test until very recently.
Strauss and Cook shouldnt win because victory in a glorified friendly match that the same two teams play every couple of years is a bit of a shit achievement.
Amir Khan - not really worth a place on the list this year, presumably it was selected before his last fight?
Luke Donald - would quickly swop his #1 status for a major. Likewise for Andy Murray, high ranking is no substitute for a slam.
Clarke and Mcillroy did something (win a major) that a load of British golfers have managed to do over the years. A great achievement for them personally, but not a landmark one for British golf.
Cavendish winning the world championships and green jersey is however a landmark achievement for himself and British cycling more generally. And to be balanced rather than just biased in favour of the cyclist what Mo Farah achieved was of a comparable level to this. Should only really be those two fighting for the top spot with Dai Green in 3rd.
maybe if they tested footballers we would get some real numbers
But they do test footballers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15629719.stm
McIlroy won one major, one.
Not a patch on Cav's efforts I'm afraid, Mr troll.
Besides, is golf actually a sport?
Khan and Murray shouldn't be on the list.
Murray's made no significant improvement this year and runner up at a couple of grand slams doesn't match the achievements of the others (though he's still better than Cavendish..)
Khan's flattered to deceive and was shown up by Peterson
But they do test footballers
Have a read on the number of tests, to say there are no tests is wrong, but it might as well be.
so what does cav have to do to be spoty then ?
win the TDF outright 9 times and be the new lance ?
i respect him for having the courage to speak his mind and take risks even if it is in the heat of the moment
hes more than earnt it this year !
win the TDF outright 9 times and be the new lance ?
Winning he TDF overall might do it rather than just winning [i]stages[/i]
pfft.
don't feed the troll
Have you seen cav lately..looks like he's following the ulrich offseason diet...he did good this year though. I'm voting for Luke Donald.
Have you seen cav lately..looks like he's following the ulrich offseason diet
MDMA?
Cavendish has had (another) great year, but that doesn't mean he's necessarily going to win. He has a great year every year, maybe now is his time?
Strauss and Cook, well England have done something I never thought would happen. They totally dominate Test Match cricket, and wiped the floor with the 2 best sides in the world so comprehensively it was almost embarrassing to watch! Strauss has totally gelled the team and is easily the best England captain for decades on paper, and has helped create such strength in depth that there are probably 30 odd players all worthy of playing for England at test level now! Cook has shown repeatedly that he is an utter genius with a cricket bat, and that he has the ability to singlehandedly break the will of any team playing against him just cos he will bat and bat and bat (and score lots of runs too). Cook is an incredible talent, if slightly inconsistent, but what a year he has had too!
McIlroy and Clarke have both done great things this year winning a major each, but that's about it. That said, SPOTY is often won by the person with the biggest comeback story, or ability to tug at the heartstrings. Both guys score highly here, especially Darren Clarke, and he's already a big personality that the public love!
Don't really think any of the others will get, or deserve a look in. No Farrah has done a good job yes, but his achievements outweighed by those above. Amir Khan probably feels embarrassed to be on the list now!
My prediction though...
1st Cav
2nd Clarke
3rd Cook
With England Cricket team winning the team award.
papa L excuse my ignorance but I don't know what that means..
papa L excuse my ignorance but I don't know what that means..
methylene-3,4-dioxymethamphetamine
Or ecstasy as it's more commonly known
I meant diet as in pizza etc... not the party drugs smash up a porsche etc...