Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award — theguardian.com

The Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas told of his pride after he was named the BBC’s sports personality of the year. Thomas, the fifth cyclist and the first Welshman since Ryan Giggs in 2009 to take the prize, pipped the five-time world motor racing champion Lewis Hamilton in the poll decided by votes on the night from viewers. The England striker Harry Kane, top scorer in the World Cup, finished third.

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