Now is the time to elect the champion of the year. They are 20 athletes to be nominated to win the title held for two years by Julian Alaphilippe. Will he make the pass of three? You can decide by voting below.
The named
Julian Alaphilippe (Cycling, world champion, winner of La Flèche Wallonne, winner of the first stage and yellow jersey on the Tour de France)
Karim Benzema (Football, winner of the Nations League, best French (4th) at the Ballon d’Or, best French scorer in club history)
Yannick Bestaven (Sailing, Vendée Globe winner)
Romain Cannon (Fencing, Olympic champion in épée)
Steven Da Costa (Karate, Olympic and world champion -67 kg)
Antoine Dupont ((Rugby, European and French champion with Stade Toulousain, elected best player of the year)
Ludovic Fabregas (Handball, Olympic champion, winner of the Champions League, the championship and the Spanish Cup with Barcelona, in the typical team of the Olympics and the Champions League)
Mathieu Faivre (Ski, world champion of the giant and the parallel)
Ciryl Gane (MMA, “interim” UFC heavyweight champion)
Rudy Gobert (Basketball, NBA best defender, All-Star, Olympic runner-up)
Emilien Jacquelin (Bathlon, world pursuit champion, world sprint bronze medal)
Fabien Lamirault (Table tennis / Paralympic Games: gold in singles and doubles)
Alexandre Léauté (Cycling / Paralympic Games, track: gold in pursuit C2, silver CLM C1-3; road: bronze in line C1-3 and in CLM C2, double world champion in line and CLM MC2)
Esteban Ocon (Auto, F1, winner of the Hungarian GP)
Sebastien Ogier (Auto, WRC, world champion)
Alexis Pinturault (Ski, winner of the big crystal globe, silver medal on the combined and bronze at the Worlds on the super-G)
Fabio Quartararo (Moto, MotoGP world champion)
Jean Quiquampoix (Shooting, Olympic champion, pistol at 25 m)
Benjamin thomas (Cycling, on track: world and European champion in the points race, Olympic bronze medal in the American race with Grondin; on road: French CLM champion)
Benjamin Toniutti (Volleyball, Olympic champion, European champion with the Polish club ZAKSA Kedzierzyn-Kozle)
The results are released on Saturday, December 25.
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