Quote Originally Posted by molehill View Post
The one thing I have against Frome getting the award, is that his achievements are based around team efforts. I know little about the world of cycling but have the impression that Sky have the biggest budget to purchase the strongest backup riders on the tour.
Not to detract too much from his wins, but those tours do strike me as team races for much of them.
I wouldn't vote for formula 1 either, which never seems to be a level playing field (or circuit) for all teams.
I understand where you are coming from with Froome and team Sky but his performance at the Vuelta a Espana was astonishing. Every attack he covered and his domestiques struggled to stay with him.

As a child Sports Personality of the Year was one of my tv highlights but I haven't really bothered with it after Zara Phillips won it in 2006.