BBC Sports Personality of the Year

When you look back at the previous winners and see Michael Owen, David Beckham & Ryan Giggs on there it just goes to show how good this Olympic year has been and whoever does win this year will be a truly worthy holder of the award.

There are plenty of candidates and it is sad in many ways that only one out of:- Mo Farah, Wiggins, Ennis & Ainslie (not to mention the cyclists) will win this.

I think Ennis has done a fabulous job under enormous pressure and with it being a "popularity contest" in many ways, she does stand a chance.

Mo probably the favourite as the public has really taken to him and his achievement has been nothing short of astonishing - pure hard work and determination (wonder what he would have done if his twins had popped out a week ago!).

Ainslie is in a much less publicised sport but 4 golds is just incredible and he is the one GB Olympian you could guarantee would get Gold, even when it looked iffy after the first few races.

But Wiggins achievements across the year (not just Olympics) should make him favourite and would win my vote.

As others have said - an incredibly tough choice - Wiggins should get it for the Tour de France win and a string of other victories in some tough cycling races (the Dauphine, Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie) plus the TIme Trial gold and he was prepared to be the team man in the Road Race where he put his amitions to one side to race for Mark Cavendish. He could easily have copped out citing tiredness and that he had the TT a few days later. But I doubt the details will register that heavily with the voting public.

Mo Farah has won two tough events, the last of which besides getting the tactics and strategy right a lot of bravery. He led from the front with several laps to go, dictated the pace and held off several attacks and still had a bit left in the tank in the last few yards to hang on. It wasn't the fastest ever 5k Olympic race, but the last two laps took a lot out of the athletes - the look/grimaces on the faces of the silver and bronze medallists was not just about their disappointment in not winning.

Jessica Ennis - a lot of pressure, she was expected to win and had a high media profile that didn't do her any favours but she won her core events in style and once she dealt with the weaker events the result was not in any doubt. She had the opportunity to double up in the individual women's 10m hurdles but backed out. If she'd competed in that her times would have put her in the final and a medal position.

Andy Murray - gold medal, silver in the mixed doubles and he made the Wimbledon final, if he could go one better in the US Open then maybe he'll make a late run...

Coach of the year has to go to Dave Brailsford: Tour de France and the whole Team Sky thing, plus three medals in the road races and 9 medals from 10 events in the track cycling.

I could imagine the team prize going to the Sky TDF team if it wasn't called "Sky".

It has to be Wiggins. If Mo had selflessly run a half marathon three days before his gold medal attempt as paceman for a team mate's gold attempt then he'd walk it.

Really though the BBC sports personality of the year award is hardly a "best moment of my life" event for the winner is it?

Team award to Team GB.

dougie freedman

Wiggins for me (and I know nothing about cycling). Mo is a complete legend but winning the TDF and a gold, plus trying to help Cavendish.

Can see it going either way and both are massively deserving.

Young sportsperson - either Tom Daley, the Justin Bieber of the diving world and British Olympic team or preferably Jade Jones for actually winning something.

Just to add Wiggo will get my 4 votes

Bradley Wiggins tour de france achievement has been nothing short of spectacular and Mo Farah has dominated 15,000 metres.

But could either of them sink sheffield in 2 freekicks?

Wiggins was'nt even our POY.

Im not a big cycling man but it has to be Wiggins. First British TDeF winner, for a short moment our greatest Olympian. Would love it if it was Mo as he's been my favourite gold medalist by far but Bradley has achieved just that little bit extra.

happyvalley said:

Wiggins
Mo
Jess

This

Personally I wouldn't have a SPOTY this year. How can you say Wiggins, Farah, Ennis or Ainsle are any less deserving for their achievements than each other.

I know you could argue this every year but this year is particularly difficult.

If I had to pick it would be Wiggins for his sustained excellence over the whole year and his brilliant way of dealing with the press.

for Team of the year, has to go to Team GB - cant really see any other way to recognize all the great Olympians