'Yorkshire Post' Sports Personality Of The Year

[classic33]

I doubt it Ecky Thump is a Lancastrian thing

A secret Lancashire martial art, which revolves around hitting unsuspecting people with black puddings while wearing flat caps and braces.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I remember Fred Trueman,a true Yorkshire sports personality!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I'm actually watching that video now. The bar billiards match is absolutely riveting! 🧐

 

[Milzy]

I remember Fred Trueman,a true Yorkshire sports personality!

That head master lived a few miles down the road from me.

 

[stephec]

The personality bit seems pretty irrelevant, awards like this are usually based on sporting achievement, so it would be better if the word was replaced with 'person' instead.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The personality bit seems pretty irrelevant, awards like this are usually based on sporting achievement, so it would be better if the word was replaced with 'person' instead.

Maybe so, but Pidcock has quite a personality anyway!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pidcock#Major_results

Quite a collection, & he's only 21

2 x World CX titles (junior & U23)
1 x World TT title (junior)
2 x World MTB titles (U23 & ebike)

1st overall in 'baby Giro'

5 x National CX titles (2 x junior, 2 x U23)

 

[DRM]

Maybe so, but Pidcock has quite a personality anyway!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pidcock#Major_results

Quite a collection, & he's only 21

2 x World CX titles (junior & U23)
1 x World TT title (junior)
2 x World MTB titles (U23 & ebike)

1st overall in 'baby Giro'

5 x National CX titles (2 x junior, 2 x U23)

And regularly makes Matthieu Van Der Poel work hard for his wins!