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Bradley Wiggins crowned Sports Personality of the Year for 2012

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Bradley Wiggins was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2012 at a star-studded awards ceremony in London.

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Brailsford honoured

The man who helped deliver a large chunk of Team GB's success this year, cycling chief Dave Brailsford, won the coach of the year award. Gold-medal winning races from Sir Chris Hoy, Pendleton and Laura Trott were among some of the biggest highlights of the London Olympic Games as Britain reigned supreme in the Velodrome once again. British Cycling performance director Brailsford was key to Britain's 15 cycling medals in London and also headed the Team Sky outfit which guided Wiggins to victory in the Tour de France. Brailsford, who beat Ennis' coach Toni Minichiello and rowing coach Paul Thompson to the award, said: "It's a huge privilege to win this because it was a fantastic summer of sport. There is a great team behind me at British Cycling and Team Sky. "They did a brilliant job. I would like to thank head coach Shane Sutton and all the team for the work they have done. "They did such a good job. Our opponents thought our wheels were rounder than theirs. "It's great because everyone sniggered when we said we would win the Tour de France in five years with a clean British rider." Britain's Olympic and Paralympic squads were named the Team of the Year after a record medal haul at London 2012. Team GB won 65 medals, including 29 golds, while the Paralympians claimed 34 golds and 120 medals in total. Usain Bolt rounded off 2012 by claiming the Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award. The fastest man on the planet lit up a second successive Olympics this summer, sprinting to gold in the 100 metres, 200m and the 4x100m relay. Lord Coe was given a Lifetime Achievement award for delivering the London 2012 Games.

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