British motorcycle Grand Prix British motorcycle Grand Prix The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1977, the only British round was the Isle of Man TT, which was part of the FIM championship from its inauguration in 1949 until 1976. The Isle of Man TT was the most prestigious event on the Grand Prix motorcycling calendar from 1949-1972. After the 1972 event, multiple world champion Giacomo Agostini dropped a bombshell on the motorsports world by stating he would never race at the Isle of Man TT again, stating the 37-mile (62
Sunday Times and Sky Sports Sportswomen of the Year Awards Kelly Holmes, Zara Phillips and Victoria Pendleton. Sarah Stevenson, the 2011 world Taekwondo champion, was crowned the overall winner in December 2011. The Awards are supported by the Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation, the Sport and Recreation Alliance, UK Sport and Sport England. Sky Sports announced in September 2013 that they would partner the Sunday Times Sportwomen of the Year Awards from 2013 onwards. It was an extension on the channels support of women's sport and their commitment towards its year-round coverage of women's sport. Previous winners of "The Sunday Times" Sportswoman of the Year Award are: 2017 Sunday Times