They are all winners though, and nice to see Fabrice Muamba make an appearance too. Relive some of the best sporting action from 2012 over the festive season on BBC Red Button and online. For 'un Brittanique' to win 'le Tour' is 'absolument magnifique' and deserves congratulations. A great cap to a great sporting year. More than 1.6m phone votes were recorded for the 12 BBC Sports Personality contenders, with Wiggins taking 30.25% of the vote. Thought Murray was going to come second and Farah third but i think Mo blew it when he failed to spot that he had three daughters. Video, 00:07:01Bomb survivor Wright wins award, Couple given Unsung Hero honour. Video, 00:02:49, Bruce 'frustrated' with missed opportunities, MOTDx: Top Gear team rank footballers' cars. Video, 00:04:55, Up Next. Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE (born 28 April 1980) is a British former professional road and track racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2016. Cycling's Bradley Wiggins is voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis second and US Open winner Andy Murray third. Bradley Wiggins has capped a mammoth 2012 by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award on Sunday night. OLYMPIC gold medallist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins pedalled off with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year title last night. Home; About; November 26, 2012. Becoming the first Brit to ever do so. Bradley Wiggins has capped a mammoth 2012 by winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award on Sunday night. In total, the Briton won Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie, the Criterium du Dauphine and the Tour de France during 2012 - the only cyclist ever to achieve that feat in a single season. Tour de France and Olympic cycling hero Bradley Wiggins has won BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Video, 00:02:30Bolt named Overseas Sports Personality, Lord Coe given BBC Lifetime award. Bradley Wiggins has been voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Prior to this year, no Briton had ever finished higher than fourth in the Tour de France. Video, 00:02:27, Highlights: Olympic champions Great Britain beat Ireland 2-1 in series opener, 'It was an ugly game' - Smith on Villa draw. Wiggins BBC sports personality of the year - SuperSport Cyclist Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday to cap a remarkable 12 months when he became the first Briton to win the Tour de France and followed it up with Olympic gold. Great achievement by Bradley. No questions for Porto's Conceicao, Highlights: Olympic champions Great Britain beat Ireland 2-1 in series opener. Bradley Wiggins has won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2012, in recognition of his history-making achievements in the Tour de France and his subsequent gold in the time trial at London 2012, masterminded by Dave Brailsford, who won the Coach of the Year award at a star-studded awards ceremony at London's ExCel venue. SEE ALSO My Sporting Year - Dave Brailsford (00.01) Bolt named Overseas Sports Personality. BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 ... Bradley Wiggins Chris Hoy Andy Murray (3 times?) What a year for British sport, @108 English bias??? I personally would rather Mo Farah had taken the other spot in the top three, but Jess Ennis had to deal with unbelievable amounts of media pressure and excelled under that spotlight so I guess the right three were recognised this year. Video, 00:02:30, Lord Coe given BBC Lifetime award. So difficult this year, personally couldn't decide so I voted for Farrah, Wiggins and Murray. Cyclist Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday to cap a remarkable 12 months when he became the first Briton to win … The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC Sports … Also Jessica Ennis 2nd & Andy Murray 3rd, who can argue - except for Mo farah of course who could have won himself! "I will say thank you to everyone who voted," said Wiggins, who became the first Briton to win the Tour and followed that triumph by claiming his fourth Olympic title. Video, 00:00:23, 'It's a cracker' - Coventry's Crackle hits stunner in Women's Championship, Havertz impresses Tuchel in Chelsea win over Everton. Sports Personality of the Year Venue : Liverpool Echo Arena Date : Sunday, 14 December Time : 1900 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC One, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sport website. Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis was runner-up while US Open winner Andy Murray was third. This page is to show support for the great Bradley Wiggins and to get him the title of BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012 Video, 00:04:46, MOTDx: Top Gear team rank footballers' cars, 'It's a cracker' - Coventry's Crackle hits stunner in Women's Championship. Bradley Wiggins – winner of the Tour De France and the Olympic cycling time trial – has been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012 at this evening’s ceremony, shown live on BBC1. Getty Images. Bradley Wiggins, standing with Sue Barker, saw an incredible 12 months capped with winning the BBC Sports Personality of the Year trophy (Picture: PA) Murray got 14.17% of the vote. Bradley Wiggins joined the group of great British Olympians after winning … Video, 00:07:01, Couple given Unsung Hero honour. Deserved winner, actually has a personality unlike a lot of the previous winners. The 32-year-old was presented with the trophy … Video, 00:00:51, Shortest press conference ever? Everyone should be proud though. Video, 00:04:59, Havertz impresses Tuchel in Chelsea win over Everton, Everton 'not at their best' in Chelsea defeat - Ancelotti. Video, 00:02:59, Zaha has a right not to take a knee - Hodgson. Geraint Thomas Ben Stokes I guess those same sort of people would then say those fine sportsmen aren't all English or play in a "working class" sport. Video, 00:01:44Zaha has a right not to take a knee - Hodgson, 'Murray Walker we adore you' - Formula 1 legend in his own words. Bradley Wiggins joined the group of great British Olympians after winning … Bradley Wiggins has been voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Bradley Wiggins and Dave Brailsford awards on BBC Sports Personality of the Year cap cycling's greatest year. Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins is voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Video, 00:02:40, Everton's home form not good enough - Ancelotti, Shortest press conference ever? I'd like to thank [British Cycling boss], the coaches, British Cycling, Team Sky and all the Olympians. 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Bradley Wiggins has emerged as one of the greatest long distance cyclists, Britain has ever produced. Leave a comment. Bradley Wiggins has fittingly won his last great race of 2012 in runaway fashion, being crowned as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, effectively … I'd like to thank [British Cycling boss] the coaches, British Cycling, Team Sky and all the Olympians.". Wiggins, the first British winner of the Tour de France, beat off competition from … Bradley Wiggins. Read about our approach to external linking. Video, 00:01:57, Bomb survivor Wright wins award. 2012 was the year of Super Saturday, of the Miracle at Medinah, of a Weirwolf on the prowl and the fastest moving set of sideburns since Elvis Presley". Video, 00:03:13, Everton 'not at their best' in Chelsea defeat - Ancelotti, Bielsa 'disappointed' with conceding headed goals. Video, 00:04:46MOTDx: Top Gear team rank footballers' cars, 'It's a cracker' - Coventry's Crackle hits stunner in Women's Championship. Wiggins named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Tour de France winner and Olympic time-trial champion Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a star-studded live ceremony in London this morning. Bradley Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012, Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality. Prior to this year, no Briton had ever finished higher than fourth in the Tour de France. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020 Award Ceremony will take place on 20th December, and will be broadcast live on BBC One. congrats to Wiggo. Bradley Wiggins has won the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Bradley Wiggins says being voted 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year is possibly his greatest triumph. I thought Murray would do better, though the way he fell about laughing when he was handed the third place trophy shows his humour, which might not always be apparent and probably cost him votes. Tour de France winner and Olympic time-trial champion Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a star-studded live ceremony in London on Sunday. Video, 00:02:49Bruce 'frustrated' with missed opportunities, MOTDx: Top Gear team rank footballers' cars. Even in this year of all years, it wasn't really in much doubt, from the moment he was sat in … The Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion beat 11 other contenders to the prestigious title. Bradley Wiggins. "What a year. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award is the main award of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony, which takes place each December. No questions for Porto's Conceicao, Highlights: Olympic champions Great Britain beat Ireland 2-1 in series opener. LONDON - Cyclist Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday to cap a remarkable 12 months when he became the first Briton to win … Uncategorized. Video, 00:04:55Wiggins wins BBC Sports Personality, Up Next. Wiggins mixed track and road cycling from an early age, but first came to wider public prominence in the velodrome, when he won 4km individual pursuit gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Cyclist Bradley Wiggins says being voted 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year is possibly his greatest triumph. Those who think that it was all down to his team try pedalling the distance of Le Tour in that time.... Congratulations to Bradley. Video, 00:02:40Everton's home form not good enough - Ancelotti, Shortest press conference ever? Cycling's Bradley Wiggins is voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis second and US Open winner Andy Murray third. No questions for Porto's Conceicao. In any ‘normal’ year, Wiggins would have been a shoo-in and, indeed, some bookmakers did pay out when he took the Olympic cycling time trial gold to add to his unprecedented Tour de France win. Anyone thinking Wiggins wasn't going to win that doesn't really understand the scale of his achievements this year. To stand on this stage with the people next to me is incredible. Well done to Bradley Wiggins winning SPOTY with 30% of the vote. Below are the results of the phone voting for the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year main award: To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. The recipient must either be British or reside and play a significant amount of their sport in the United Kingdom. Video, 00:02:01'It was an ugly game' - Smith on Villa draw, Bruce 'frustrated' with missed opportunities. 2012 was an amazing year for Wiggins, as he rode to victory in cycling’s leading race, ‘Le Tour De France’. Bradley Wiggins tipped to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year by rival Sir Chris Hoy OLYMPIC legend Sir Chris Hoy insists 'Wiggo' deserves the honour after his spectacular Tour de …