BensGrandad
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The only thing that would beat him in the eyes of many is some fool riding a bike and winning the Tour of France, held in part in England
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What could possibly happen for Murray NOT to win the SPOTY 2013?
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joeinbrighton
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Which would be an issue if he was making his living as an after-dinner speaker or a comedian. But seeing as how he is a tennis player, it isn't. Not that your appraisal is a particularly accurate one, in any event.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Some fool?
joeinbrighton
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Well seeing as how the Tour De France isn't coming to England until next year, that's an eventuality we don't have to worry about.
BensGrandad
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Why does it have to come to England at all when it is the Tour of France not Europe, sorry cannot stand bike riders either competitive or for pleasure going up Ditchling Beacon or diving in and out of traffic in a town.
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mo farah winning the 5000 and 10000 in the world championships and breaking the world records at the same time ?
The Fifth Column
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I think it's perfectly accurate. The Award is for "sports personality" however rarely does anyone with much of a personality win it, it ought to be renamed sportsperson of the year as that would be more accurate and Murray would be a good bet.
There's more to 'personality' than charisma and one-liners. Anyone who watched that final game of the tennis today, knows that Andy Murray has personality in abundance.
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Personality is just another name for sportsman or sportswoman or famous person, isn't it? Hasn't this been done to death?
joeinbrighton
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It's not his fault that the BBC could do with renaming the award just to prevent wannabe comedians and nit-pickers having their annual fix of frivolous negativity. Amazing how some people always find a raincloud in what appears to be a clear, royal blue sky.
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Why not? The event is older than you (remarkable), but nothing stipulates that it can't alter it's course to spread the interest and provide an opportunity for someone to see it live when they might not be able to otherwise?
How many times have you had a run in with a bad cyclist? You admit you drive whenever you leave the house, so I imagine it would be minimal.
Don't let your embedded dislike of cyclists lead you to be so disparaging towards such a popular sport.
joeinbrighton
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The Tour De France tends to have one stage that takes place in another country most years. It went to Belgium last year, for instance. This year it hasn't gone to another country, but there was a stage that took place in Corsica. It's just part of the tradition of the race.
The Fifth Column
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It might be your clear royal blue sky, it's not mine.
Jimmy Grimble
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It shouldn't have, but Frutos' comment did very nearly make me spit my drink out knowing that he made it in an oblivious stat of mind 
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You know you are the traffic which will encourage them to dive in and out? Have you never taken a quicker route or do you want patiently?
joeinbrighton
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He can. But even if he were to win both of the remaining majors this year, success at Wimbledon is going to prevail over someone who has won 3 golf tournaments.
Paris
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Andy Murray
Justin Rose
Junior McDougald
In that order.
Justin Rose
Junior McDougald
In that order.
Pavilionaire
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If Justin Rose won The Open and the USPGA he'd still finish second to Murray.