Duchess of Cambridge presents Bradley Wiggins with SPOTY award The Duke of Cambridge was unable to attend the ceremony because of his commitments as an RAF search and rescue pilot based in Anglesey. Wiggins had been bookmakers' favourite to win the award after a remarkable summer in which he won the Tour de France and the Olympic time trial. Accepting his prize, the cyclist joked: "We have had all that jungle stuff (I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!) and X Factor the last couple of weeks, so for people in half an hour to pick up and pay £1.50 to vote, thank you very much. And my nan: the cheque is in the post because you pressed redial God-knows how many times. Ennis, Olympic heptathlon champion and London 2012 poster girl, came in second while Andy Murray, the US Open and Olympic tennis winner, was third. Golfer Rory McIlroy was the only non-Olympian in the field of nominees, who were expanded to 12 from the usual 10 in recognition of an exceptional summer for British sport. Lord Coe was given a lifetime achievement award in recognition of his spectacular athletic career and his integral role in the success of this summer's games. Fighting back tears, Lord Coe said: "For the larger part of my life, I have woken up each day knowing that sport was going to shape that day. I have been incredibly lucky, as someone who has competed, trained, supported and, in the last few years, delivered. He praised the Olympians and Paralympians, "for making this year what it has been" before thanking the public and the Gamesmakers, the Olympic and Paralympic volunteers.