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Sun readers vote Wiggins favourite for BBC Sports Personality

Have the reader's of white van man's favourite paper finally embraced cycling?...
by Simon_MacMichael
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 09:47
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Sun readers believe Bradley Wiggins will win BBC Sports Personality of the Year next month according to an online poll run by the newspaper which saw the Tour de France and Olympic time trial champion gain a third of the 6,000 votes cast.

Of the other 11 candidates, Mo Farah, winner of the 5,000 and 10,000 metres in London this summer, was next most popular on 18 per cent, followed by Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis.

The other eight, including former Sports Personality winner Sir Chris Hoy and Sarah Storey, who claimed four Paralympic golds this summer, shared less than a fifth of the votes between them.

Among the comments to the story, one reader wonders why team pursuit and omnium world and Olympic champion Laura Trott didn’t make the nominations, while another takes delight that “Not a single overpaid & underachieving footballer in the list, very good to see!!!”

Another, who perhaps wasn’t paying close enough attention in the opening days of London 2012 as Wiggins first dug in deep to try and help Mark Cavendish win gold in the road race, before going on to clinch his fourth Olympic title with the time trial, says: “Bradley wont win he should but wont it will be dominated by the Olympics.”

So, have the readers of the newspaper beloved of white man van fully embraced cycling, or is the love for Wiggo more a reflection of his laddish appeal as well as the absence on the shortlist this year of footballers or racing drivers?

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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mick intherain | 12 years ago
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My my aren't you all so much more intelligent, insightful and, frankly, better than white van man and any Sun readers for that matter? No! Your not really, what you are is full of shit and bias and class bigotry. I don't read the Sun nor am I a white van man but I despise these shit for brains views. Is it the new racism/feminism? Maybe.

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Coleman replied to mick intherain | 12 years ago
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mick intherain wrote:

My my aren't you all so much more intelligent, insightful and, frankly, better than white van man and any Sun readers for that matter? No! Your not really, what you are is full of shit and bias and class bigotry. I don't read the Sun nor am I a white van man but I despise these shit for brains views. Is it the new racism/feminism? Maybe.

"Racism/ feminism?"

I'm not sure many feminists will be pleased with that juxtaposition. Maybe the racist feminists?

"I despise these shit for brains views."

You certainly write like a reader of the Sun.

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Stumps replied to mick intherain | 12 years ago
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mick intherain wrote:

My my aren't you all so much more intelligent, insightful and, frankly, better than white van man and any Sun readers for that matter? No! Your not really, what you are is full of shit and bias and class bigotry. I don't read the Sun nor am I a white van man but I despise these shit for brains views. Is it the new racism/feminism? Maybe.

I, personally, dont like your comments one bit. As i've said previously my 9 yr old son reads the forum as he loves his cycling and the language you have used is not called for or wanted.

My mam once said "people only swear when they dont have the brains to communicate correctly". I think she hit the nail on the head there.

On a fishing forum i go on a person was immediatley banned from the site for using similar language, i hope the same happens to you.

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arrieredupeleton | 12 years ago
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Er, has anyone joined the dots between Wiggo, Sky, News International... just saying. He'll rightly win it though.

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jollygoodvelo replied to arrieredupeleton | 12 years ago
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arrieredupeleton wrote:

Er, has anyone joined the dots between Wiggo, Sky, News International... just saying. He'll rightly win it though.

I'm an idiot. Of course, you're absolutely spot on.

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jollygoodvelo | 12 years ago
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The Guardian have run a similar poll. All very well having people who sit around reading sport websites recognise that Wiggo's achievements are historic rather than ephemeral, it'll come down to who picks up the phone on a Saturday night... and Ennis will do very, very well. Although quantitatively, Ennis has done nothing that Denise Lewis didn't do in 2000. 3

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Sam1 | 12 years ago
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Actually the Sun does love Wiggo (yes, I know, it might not last). It was the Sun who came out with the cut-out-and-keep sideys. His 'no airs, straight-talking, prone- to-a-bit-of-sweariness' goes down a treat with their readership.

They love Cav too, dont forget, though that's because of the Peta Todd connection.

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The Rumpo Kid replied to Sam1 | 12 years ago
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Sam1 wrote:

Actually the Sun does love Wiggo (yes, I know, it might not last). It was the Sun who came out with the cut-out-and-keep sideys.

That was the Daily Mirror. Admittedly it's hard to tell the difference nowadays.

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Sam1 replied to The Rumpo Kid | 12 years ago
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The Rumpo Kid wrote:
Sam1 wrote:

Actually the Sun does love Wiggo (yes, I know, it might not last). It was the Sun who came out with the cut-out-and-keep sideys.

That was the Daily Mirror. Admittedly it's hard to tell the difference nowadays.

oooh...*googles*

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/olympics/4465392/Bradley-Wigg...

Probably both papers did it 16 I'd actually forgotten how daft they were!

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The Rumpo Kid replied to Sam1 | 12 years ago
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Sam1 wrote:
The Rumpo Kid wrote:
Sam1 wrote:

Actually the Sun does love Wiggo (yes, I know, it might not last). It was the Sun who came out with the cut-out-and-keep sideys.

That was the Daily Mirror. Admittedly it's hard to tell the difference nowadays.

oooh...*googles*

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/olympics/4465392/Bradley-Wigg...

Probably both papers did it 16 I'd actually forgotten how daft they were!

You're right, they both did it. When you say you'd forgotten how daft they were, do you mean the sideburns or the tabloids?

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timbola | 12 years ago
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I know it is a small point, but please can you remove the apostrophe from reader's ... it should not have one. Thanks 19

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Simmo72 replied to timbola | 12 years ago
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Please can you add a full stop at the end of 'Thanks'. Thanks.

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farrell | 12 years ago
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It makes perfect sense when you think about it, the Sun is renowned for its mindset of "Build 'em up then knock 'em down".

They are just being a bit more literal with this one.

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Farky | 12 years ago
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Its bollox!

The Sun needs friends and is trying to buy some with this false report. Who could actually track so called 'votes' on this to prove it anyway....unless you can hack that too.

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