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The Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas rode a wave of public support to become the BBC’s sports personality of the year and continue cycling’s recent dominance of the prize.
Thomas was the fourth cyclist since 2008 to win the award after Sir Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins before him. The 32-year-old received endorsement on the night from Hoy, amongst others on social media, helping to rally the vote as Thomas forced five-time world Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton into second place. Third place in the poll, which was decided by votes cast on the night by viewers, was England striker Harry Kane, top scorer in the World Cup.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/16/harry-kane-wins-bbc-sports-personality-of-the-year-award-2018 under the title “Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
