There is a lot of talk out in the twittersphere about voting for Cav to win the BBC Sports Personality of The Year and I have to ask myself whether he actually deserves to win it? Now please don't get me wrong I am obvioulsy a massive lover of cycling and I am a big fan of Cav, I think his achievements are nothing short of heroic and the stuff of a cyclists dreams but in comparison to the others in the contest is he right up there with the best? I would actually argue not.
I would also like to add that I think the competition itself is probably miseleading in that it calls for the best 'personality' to be crowned the winner, well in that case I would say Phil 'The Power' Taylor should probably walk off with the trophy hands down but let's be frank, personaility has nothing to do with it. It is about achievements and so let's look at the facts from the BBC website.
The main contenders in my opinion are:
Tom Daley : After a frustrating injury-plagued start to the season, Daley came back in dramatic fashion to win double-gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
A day later he held his nerve to defeat Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham to take 10m individual gold.
Jessica Ennis : Great Britain's golden girl was at it again in 2010 winning European heptathlon gold after dominating in Barcelona.
Mo Farrah : Farah finally came of age in 2010 when he stormed to gold for Great Britain in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the European Championships in Barcelona.
A.P. McCoy : one of the greatest jump jockeys horse racing has ever seen, finally won the Grand National at his 15th attempt on Don't Push It this year.
The Northern Irishman has been jump racing's champion jockey every year since 1995/96 and has ridden over 3000 winners in his glittering career.
Graeme McDowell: became Europe's first US Open champion for 40 years when he clinched his maiden major title in impressive fashion at Pebble Beach.
The Northern Irishman's victory also made him the first player from the United Kingdom to win a major since Paul Lawrie triumphed in the Open at Carnoustie in 1999.
Phil 'The Power' Taylor : has had a stunning year, even by his own high standards, winning the World Championship, the European Championships, the Premier League, the UK Open and the World Matchplay.
The world number one, a 15-time world champion, thrilled fans when he hit two nine-dart finishes on his way to winning the Premier League title for a fifth time in May.
Lee Westwood : has been simply superb this year, becoming world number one for the first time as he ended American Tiger Woods's 281-week reign at the top of the golf rankings.
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