Just a brief note to say congratulations to Chris Hoy for winning sports personality of the year. He faced stiff competition from many other Olympians such as Rebecca Adlington and World F1 Champion – Lewis Hamilton.
I was pleased Chris won the award – not just because he is a cyclist (though of course that is very nice), but, he seems a consummate professional and worked incredibly hard to get his 3 Olympic Gold medals (in addition to the countless World titles). His team collegues say he is great to work with and always encouraging the younger riders.
Its truly been an annus mirabilis for UK track cycling and Chris Hoy’s victory is the iceing on the cake. Now, all we want Chris to do is still be here in 4 years time so we can win a few more golds in London.
The British Cycling team won team of the year, and David Brailsford was named coach of the year.
By the way, the last British cyclist to win sports personality of the year was Tom Simpson in the 1960s.
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