LONDON (Reuters) - Cyclist Geraint Thomas was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday, receiving British sport's premier annual individual accolade in Birmingham as a reward for his remarkable Tour de France triumph. Thomas was the first Welshman to win the award since soccer player Ryan Giggs in 2009. I just went down to the local leisure centre for a swim and instead I rode my bike," Thomas said. Thomas picked up a replica of the winner's trophy from Tour de France organisers earlier on Sunday after the original was stolen from a cycling show. Italian golfer Francesco Molinari, star of Europe's Ryder Cup win and British Open champion, was voted World Sport Star of the Year.

Source: The Star December 17, 2018 00:00 UTC