{"id":30367,"date":"2018-11-27T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T14:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=30367"},"modified":"2018-11-27T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T14:40:34","slug":"two-cyclists-vie-for-bbc-wales-sports-personality-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/11\/27\/two-cyclists-vie-for-bbc-wales-sports-personality-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Two cyclists vie for BBC Wales sports personality award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GERAINT Thomas and Elinor Barker have been nominated for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year following a\u00a0historic year for British cycling.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nChris\u00a0Froome\u00a0fought back to win the Giro\u00a0D&#8217;Italia, Geraint Thomas won the Tour de France, and Simon Yates was victorious at the Vuelta a\u00a0Espana.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nNo nation has ever won all three tours with different riders in the same year.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThomas previously won the Sports Personality award in 2014 after winning\u00a0gold in the Commonwealth Games road race and bronze in the time trial.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe only other cyclist to have won the award is Nicole Cook, following\u00a0her 2003\u00a0season which culminated in her winning the UCI World Cup Road Race.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBarker has, however, won at the awards before, receiving the Carwyn James Junior Sportswoman of the Year in 2012. Thomas won the male equivalent in 2004.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30515\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-30515\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-770x1042.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-1514x2048.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-500x676.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-293x396.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-1400x1894.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2015_UEC_Track_Elite_European_Championships_122-scaled.jpg 1892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/noscript> Elinor Barker<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBoth Thomas and Barker were born in Cardiff and started their careers at the now famous\u00a0Maindy\u00a0Flyers Cycling Club.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThomas went to Whitchurch High School, as did fellow Welsh Sports Personality nominee Gareth Bale.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWhile cycling\u2019s\u00a0popularity\u00a0is growing,\u00a0it still takes distinct personalities to transcend the sport&#8217;s\u00a0dedicated\u00a0followers and catch the wider public\u2019s attention.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nFroome, four-time winner of the Tour de France and the only man since\u00a0Jacques Anquetil\u00a0to win three grand tours back to back, has\u00a0yet to win the\u00a0BBC Sports Personality of the Year.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30505\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30505\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-770x1156.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-770x1156.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-500x751.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1-293x440.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/2017_TdF_E3_Geraint_Thomas-1.jpg 956w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/noscript> Geraint Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhen Geraint Thomas became the first Welshman to win the Tour in July, he gave an understated but memorable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bYFEfUxqsp0\">victory speech<\/a>\u00a0in which he nearly forgot to thank his\u00a0wife and ended with a mic drop.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWilliam Fotheringham, of <em>The Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/blog\/2018\/jul\/28\/geraint-thomas-yellow-tour-de-france\">commented:<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThomas is a credit to his sport:\u00a0happily\u00a0hardcore, courageous in the slightly crazy way that is the hallmark of the best, and with his feet planted firmly on the South Wales ground.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nElinor Barker had a similarly successful 2018, winning the points race at the Commonwealth Games and\u00a0was part of the GB team\u00a0 that won team pursuit gold at the European Track Championships.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nLast year she was also appointed as a Member of the Order of the British\u00a0Empire\u00a0for her services to cycling.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe other nominee\u2019s\u00a0this year\u00a0are Gareth Bale\u00a0(football), Laura Deas\u00a0(skeleton bobsleigh), Menna Fitzpatrick\u00a0(skiing)\u00a0and Mark Williams\u00a0(snooker).\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe awards will be held at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport on Tuesday, December 4 at 9pm.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nYou have until 6pm, Sunday, December 2 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/articles\/60lV46GyMZK99Xgz7SYpXlB\/bbc-wales-sports-personality-of-the-year-personoliaeth-chwaraeon-y-flwyddyn-bbc-cymru\">vote<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GERAINT Thomas and Elinor Barker have been nominated for BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year following a\u00a0historic year for British cycling.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chris\u00a0Froome\u00a0fought back to win the Giro\u00a0D&#8217;Italia, Geraint Thomas won the Tour de France, and Simon Yates was victorious at the Vuelta a\u00a0Espana.\u00a0 No nation has ever won all three tours with different riders in the same year.\u00a0 Thomas previously won the Sports Personality award in 2014 after winning\u00a0gold in the Commonwealth Games road race and bronze in the 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