(Don't know if this is irony...)
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todd_barwick
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Posted at 10:06 PM December 22, 2011 on Twitter
"Can't believe a pedal pusher won SPOTY. Who votes on these things? It barely qualifies as a sport"
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Cav
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Posted 12 years ago #
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Or this -
@sclarkey85
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@MarkCavendish congrats Cav! Just so you know, I'm now going to buy a bike!"
Posted 12 years ago # -
You can tell how happy the BBC are about it not being a footballer or a golfer (or a runner ahead of the Olympics)... Their report of him winning still says that he won the final time trial of the Tour de France in Paris.
Posted 12 years ago # -
The BBC hates cycling just as much as any other media outlet (except the Grauniad).
Go Cav!
Posted 12 years ago # -
R4 quite funny this morning: 'we'd hoped to talk to him, but we gather the celebrations went on a bit long last night' :)
Posted 12 years ago # -
I'm in the 'celebrate his achievements, but not sure about him' camp.
What he's managed to do is astounding. To be only 14 stage wins in the Tour off the record is remarkable. And road race world champion, superb. But by turns he annoys me then entertains me. That said, always happy to see him win a stage.
I just look at someone like Cipollini, who had the same arrogance which I think is absolutely needed as a sprinter at the top level, but who had utter style to go with it. But then with Cav there's always the possibility he'll ride all the way to Paris (as he's done in the last couple).
Torment, thy name is Cav!
Posted 12 years ago # -
this is why I think Mo Farah should have won. such a great person/personality. we can celebrate Mo, not just his achievements
Posted 12 years ago # -
I think that Cav's public persona has matured in the last year or so.
Posted 12 years ago # -
"this is why I think Mo Farah should have won"
I think, if I'd voted, that's where my vote would have gone (with Cav a close second on the basis of his achievements).
Amir, it'll be interesting to see if the public persona matures even more with his move to SKY.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Well I thought his acceptance speech was very gracious, in that he emphasised this was recognition for cycling as a sport.
Mark Cavendish's persona may be difficult, even at times irritating (though personally I'm a fan). This is not an award for being personable, its for a personality. There's no denying he has heaps of that, whether we find him likeable or not is beside the point.
Posted 12 years ago # -
The whole idea of a personality contest is weird - like something from Miss World.
Posted 12 years ago # -
"... whether we find him likeable or not is beside the point"
John Terry has plenty personality - I'm not sure he'd be getting any votes just now... ;)
Posted 12 years ago # -
Well done Cav - cycling the winner by a long ride! I didn't vote but if i could have I would have voted to have Gary Lineker voted off, not just the show, but TV. I never watched the show in full and only turned in at half time in the footie - then full time to see victorious cycling. Both times I tuned in I heard Coldplay. It should have been a more bike type anthem of which there are many - coldpay twice in one show - bah.....
Posted 12 years ago # -
"The whole idea of a personality contest is weird - like something from Miss World."
Yeah, plus there is no way you could vote on the personality of someone you only know from what the media choose to print about them.
Posted 12 years ago # -
It's "sports personality" in the sense of a sporting person of prominence as opposed to the character of that person.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Yes, which is why Cav's actual personality as percieved by the general public doesn't enter into it.
Some more evidence of how outraged the BBC are about it:-
Nothing on the "England" page, perhaps the argument is that the Isle of Man doesn't count?
Posted 12 years ago # -
In fairness, it was on the front page yesterday evening.
Also plenty on the Sports news page, though (of course) overshadowed by f***ball.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Hmm, I can't help feeling they could have kept it up a bit longer! Now I will have to wait till next year to see if the winner stays up longer - assuming it isn't another cyclist.
Posted 12 years ago # -
Yeah, I'll bet Wiggins goes and wins the Tour now and spoils it for all of us... ;)
Posted 12 years ago # -
"It's absolutely a dream come true. I work hard for my sport, I work hard to achieve success but what makes this special is it's bestowed on me by the British public and that's what makes it an unbelievable honour," said Cavendish, who was fourth in the BBC awards in 2009 and seventh last year.
"It's humbling for me. This is the third year in the row I've been in the top 10.
"I see a lot of people out and about riding bikes and it always makes me smile every time I see a family or a child on a bike.
"It's incredible that people are embracing the sport that I love. It really is a beautiful sport if you get to know it, and people are appreciating what we do."
Posted 12 years ago # -
It should have been a more bike type anthem of which there are many
Maybe this one?
Or else possibly this, though a bit Teutonic for the BBC:
Posted 12 years ago # -
What does it mean that I was looking harder at those vintage bikes than the young ladies riding them?
Pretty sure that means everything's normal, right?
Anyone?
Posted 12 years ago # -
@Uberuce - I think the bikes were all brand new at the time of filming, so they may all be identical, or at least all the same age.
I see to recall from some "classic album" documentary or other, that Queen hadn't bought them, just borrowed them, however they did have to buy the saddles...
Yep, borrowed from Halfords of all places!
Unfortunately, this doesn't confirm the saddle purchases (contains nudity, natch):
Robert
Posted 12 years ago # -
Great to see the breaking news from Argentina, Cav's first race for his new team and his first win :-)
Posted 11 years ago #
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