BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2012

I think my top three would be:

1 - Bradley Wiggins
2 - Mo Farah
3 - Andy Murray

The Olympics were always going to dominate the year's sporting achievements. With such a fantastic atmosphere throughout the summer, it was very difficult not to get swept up in it all. The greatest show on earth delivered, and then some - and Britain's athletes embraced the Olympic fever and turned out some outstanding performances. I'll hold my hands up - I was sceptical about the popularity of the games, but my fears were swept aside almost immediately. Wiggins and Farah were just two of the golden boys, producing a legion of fans and creating whole new trends such as the 'Mobot' and the 'Wiggo sideburns'; Murray of course played his part too - not just in the games but the US Open win is special. Fred Perry's record stood for 78 years, but no longer.

There's of course so many others who I could choose - Jess Ennis, Ben Ainslie, Chris Hoy, Laura Robson, Laura Trott, Vicky Pendleton and so on - the list is an arm long. I reckon the above three just shaded it for me though.