The greatest day
Caught your breath yet? Good, then I’ll begin. Saturday, 4 August 2012. If there’s been a better day in the history of British sport, then those that were there to see it were seriously lucky. The...
View ArticlePendleton versus Meares: who was better?
We have witnessed a number of extraordinary accomplishments at the London 2012 Olympic Games. In the lead up to the Games, however, there were few events I wished to see more than the culmination of...
View ArticleThe view from the Olympic Park: my London 2012
On Monday London 2012 came to an end with another outpouring of support, exhilaration and sheer joy at the achievements of Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes on the victory parade, which...
View ArticleTAP’s top ten candidates for BBC Sports Personality of the Year
Normally there is a shoe-in for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. Either that, or a dark horse is chosen once in a blue moon, as Ryan Giggs was back in 2009. By definition, the award...
View ArticleBritain’s best keep rolling on
Britain and cycling. People of a certain age will remember that those two words once went together like Britain and sunshine. But ever since Chris Boardman’s gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,...
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