United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 894
LIZZIE ARMITSTEAD NOMINATION FOR BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
Introduced
16 December 2015
Last action
16 December 2015 · Early Day Motion
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Greg Mulholland
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16 December 2015
Summary
That this House believes that Lizzie Armitstead is a worthy and deserving contender for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award; applauds Armitstead's success in raising the profile of women's cycling, in the UK and abroad; feels she, as reigning World, Commonwealth and National champion in road race cycling is an icon of British cycling; notes that she has won the World Cup in two consecutive years; believes this fantastic success should be recognised through the accolade of the award; notes that if she won, she would be the fourth cyclist to win the award in the last eight years, joining Sir Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish, and Sir Bradley Wiggins; recognises the fantastic state of British cycling at this time, and acknowledges Armitstead's role in this; commends Armitstead's professional yet humble demeanour, and her commitment to cycling; and believes that Armitstead would be a truly deserving recipient of this award.
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Timeline
16 December 2015
Early Day Motion
That this House believes that Lizzie Armitstead is a worthy and deserving contender for the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award; applauds Armitstead's success in raising the profile of women's cycling, in the UK and abroad; feels she, as reigning World, Commonwealth and National champion in road race cycling is an icon of British cycling; notes that she has won the World Cup in two consecutive years; believes this fantastic success should be recognised through the accolade of the award; notes that if she won, she would be the fourth cyclist to win the award in the last eight years, joining Sir Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish, and Sir Bradley Wiggins; recognises the fantastic state of British cycling at this time, and acknowledges Armitstead's role in this; commends Armitstead's professional yet humble demeanour, and her commitment to cycling; and believes that Armitstead would be a truly deserving recipient of this award.
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/48671
- Open data entity: https://oralquestionsandmotions-api.parliament.uk/EarlyDayMotions/list
- uk · edm-48671 · source updated 16 December 2015