What could possibly happen for Murray NOT to win the SPOTY 2013?

[Raleigh Chopper]

Sepp Blatter could get involved with counting the votes, Murray would come fifth.

 

[Mental Lental]

He's gotta be nailed on for a knighthood, let alone sports personality of the year.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

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.

I guess you missed out on the TdF's visit to Brighton. There was no diving in and out of traffic. It was, in fact, a superb spectacle, enjoyed by thousands.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Not forgetting the short-lived Wincanton Classic, which came to Brighton during the early-to-mid 1990s.

 

[joeinbrighton]

A British person has won Wimbledon more times than any other nation though?

That's because for about the first 50 years of the tournament, only British players were allowed/in a position to enter!

Since 1936 and until today, the United States had won the men's singles 27 times and Australia 16 times during the time that Great Britain had not won once. That's why it's a big deal.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I guess if Lewis Hamilton made a stirring comeback and won the driver's championship he'd have a shot a it.

 

[junior]

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.

I'm sure when I was a child of about 7 or 8 my mother took me to watch the Tour of France coming down Ditchling Road in Brighton. Have I imagined that?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

I guess you missed out on the TdF's visit to Brighton. There was no diving in and out of traffic. It was, in fact, a superb spectacle, enjoyed by thousands.

1 million I recall, the highest ever stage viewing was mentioned at the time...the finish along the car free Marine Parade was extraordinary