By Emily Andrews PUBLISHED: 19:00 EST, 28 December 2012 | UPDATED: 05:21 EST, 29 December 2012 Arise Sir Wiggo: Bradley Wiggins, Britain's first Tour de France champion, has been given a knighthood in the New Year's honours list Britain's Olympic heroes have been rewarded for  their success with a record number of gongs in the New Year honours list. The athletes, coaches and organisers who brought delight to the nation this summer dominate the list like no other group before them. A staggering 127 awards have been handed out to those involved – more than 10 per cent of the total. The figure is unprecedented in the 122-year history of the list.
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Olympic athletes,coaches and organisers comprise 10% of honours list
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UK's first Tour de France winner Wiggins to be given knighthood
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Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey is to be made a dame
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Four-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie also to be knighted
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CBEs for Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, David Weir and Victoria Pendleton
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Wiggins describes his 'disbelief' and says it is 'an incredible honour'
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