Quote: World of Redboy "I'm wondering why the BBC cheated and broke the rules for team of the year? The Olympic and Paralympic teams were ineligble for the award.'"
Under the judging criteria, the panel were asked to vote “for the team in an individual sport or sporting discipline that has achieved the most notable performance in the calendar year. For the avoidance of doubt, this criteria excludes Team GB/Paralympics GB but includes the likes of British Cycling, Rowing Coxless Four and the European Ryder Cup team”. Ultimately, though, the 12-strong panel exercised their right to override the judging terms because they were unanimous that, after such an unprecedented year in which 65 Olympic and 120 Paralympic medals, including a combined total of 63 golds, were won by British competitors, there was a special case for all the British Olympians and Paralympians to be honoured.
A fantastic year for our sporting greats and especially our cycling teams. Three of the last five winners have gone to cycling showing what a resurgence that sport has had and with the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire and quite possibly to Hull then it can only get more popular.
