As all know, Bradley Wiggins is one of the country's greatest and most decent sportsmen, which is once again cited in two moments from his glorious summer.

First, when during the Tour de France, spectators threw tacks on to the road in front of the cyclists, who were battling through the 2000-mile, three-week race (puncturing the tyres of Aussie Cadel Evans, the reigning champion) but instead of storming ahead and seizing control, the 32-year-old star Bradley ordered the other riders in the lead group to slow down and let the ones, who had been affected to catch up.

He said: "It was the honourable thing to do. Nobody should ever profit by somebody's misfortune". The win of the race was marked by Bradley, who became the first Brit ever to do so. French newspapers declared it as a victory for "Le Gentleman".

Second, was the Olympic time trial, when he first finished the line at Hampton Court Palace and won the gold, and threw up his arms in celebrations.

Now, the man from Kilburn, North London, will be honored with the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year crown on Sunday night along with some more shortlisted personalities including sailor Ben Ainslie, cyclist Sarah Storey, rower Katherine Grainger, boxer Nicola Adams, golfer Rory McIlroy, distance runner Mo Farah, heptathlete Jessica Ennis, cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, tennis player Andy Murray, swimmer Ellie Simmonds, and wheelchair athlete David Weir.