Nino Schurter in 7th place in the 2011 athletes' poll
Nino Schurter, in seventh place, is the first nominee who does not come from one of the media-attractive sports. Award winner Didier Chuche (alpine skiing), but also Dario Cologno (cross-country skiing), Roger Federer (tennis), Xherdan Shaqiri (football) and Simon Amann (ski jumping) benefited from their high profile thanks to the regular broadcasting of their competitions and their strong presence in Swiss television sports formats. However, Schurter is still ahead of road pro Fabian Cancellara, who received the Sportsman of the Year award in 2008.
No cyclists were nominated in the other disciplines (women, team, coach). In disabled sports, wheelchair athlete Marcel Hug can accept the award.Election results for athletes
1st Didier Cuche, alpine skiing
2. Dario Cologna, cross-country skiing
3. Roger Federer, tennis
4. Xherdan Shaqiri, football
5. Simon Ammann, ski jumping
6. Carlo Janka, ski aplin
7. Nino Schurter, mountain biking
8. Daniel Hubmann, orienteering
9. Fabian Cancellara, road cycling
10. Iouri Podladtchikov, snowboard
Past cycling prize winners
Barbara Heeb (1996)
Fabian Cancellara (2008)
Hugo Koblet (1951)
Karin Thürig (2004)
Oscar Camenzind (1998)
Paul Köchli (1986)
Robert Dill-Bundi (1980)
Road four team (1969, 1983, 1984)
Tony Rominger (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Urs Freuler (1982, 1983)
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