asterix
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asterix said:How abiut Cadel Evans for foreign sports personality. How would he do at the award ceremony
Keith Oates said:If Hamilton wins the F1 championship the chances of anyone else getting a look in will be slim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve Austin said:The thing with cycling is its a massive participation sport/hobby so i really don't understand why it doesn't get more coverage on the BBC and other mainstream channels.
I know the ITV show is littered with Ads but it is getting watched, so i suspect its a matter of time before the BBC jjump on the back of Cycling and start to harp on about. but tbh i would rather they didn't. I like my minority sport.
Cyclist winning the SPOTY? NEVER!!
MichaelM said:If he beats Roy Jones, I reckon Calzaghe for a second year.
So you're moaning that it doesn't get the coverage that it deserves and if it did, then you'd moan again because you want it to be kept as a minority sport.Steve Austin said:The thing with cycling is its a massive participation sport/hobby so i really don't understand why it doesn't get more coverage on the BBC and other mainstream channels.
I know the ITV show is littered with Ads but it is getting watched, so i suspect its a matter of time before the BBC jjump on the back of Cycling and start to harp on about. but tbh i would rather they didn't. I like my minority sport.
Cyclist winning the SPOTY? NEVER!!
gavintc said:He would need a personality to win that one. Did you not see his post ride interview last night Other riders happy to speak - Evans jumped straight into his van.
Steve Austin said:maybe i should put some smilies in my post to lift the mood , i wasn't moaning i was just commenting on my observations on the BBC and its showing of Cycling
I like their inability to show cycling
it keeps my sport profile small
Hush, we're an oppressed minority and we like it that way!CotterPin said:Didn't the Beeb give up plenty of airtime to the World Track Championships earlier this year? Possibly as a result of the anticipated success of the British team (although maybe also because they were in the UK). And now that Cav did so well at the Tour there is a danger that cycling might have a higher profile after all, Steve!
Steve Austin said:The thing with cycling is its a massive participation sport/hobby so i really don't understand why it doesn't get more coverage on the BBC and other mainstream channels.
I know the ITV show is littered with Ads but it is getting watched, so i suspect its a matter of time before the BBC jjump on the back of Cycling and start to harp on about. but tbh i would rather they didn't. I like my minority sport.
Cyclist winning the SPOTY? NEVER!!
alecstilleyedye said:tommy simpson won it in '65, so you never know.
i suspect a campaign to get cav the honour will go further than for nicole cooke, purely because his achievements will have had a higher profile.
Dayvo said:And also because he is male!