Summary

  • Cyclist Geraint Thomas is BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year - and receives the award from Sir Bradley Wiggins

  • Gymnast Frankie Jones second, Manon Carpenter third and Wales Commonwealth Games team are named Team of the Year

  • Laura Halford and David Omoregie named best young sports woman and man of the year

  • Snooker star Terry Griffiths wins Lifetime Achievement award

  • Wales gymnastics coach Jo Coombs named Coach of the Year

  1. Thank you and goodnightpublished at 21:52 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    That's all from Cardiff, hope you enjoyed the coverage of the 60th BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year awards.

    If you couldn't watch the ceremony live this evening you can catch a replay at 22:00 GMT on the red button, while the whole ceremony will be available for seven days on iPlayer.

  2. Great Geraintpublished at 21:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Geraint Thomas tweets: Super happy to win Welsh SPOTY!! Thanks so much for all those that voted and your support throughout the year!!!

    The bearded gentleman on the right is Bradley Wiggins, in case you weren't sure...

    Geraint ThomasImage source, @GeraintThomas86
  3. Good-guy Garethpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    He may have not made the top three, but Gareth Bale is in good cheer on twitter. He tweets: Congratulations @GeraintThomas86 !! Great to see a fellow Whitchurch High School pupil win #WSA2014. And how did Gareth watch the awards? On the BBC Sport Wales Online stream of course.

    Gareth BaleImage source, @GarethBale11
  4. Support for Manonpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    She came in third place, but some of you are getting very vocal on social media that world champion Manon Carpenter (pictured left) should have won the gong...

    Lee Evans tweets: @ManonCarpenter should have won, but well done none the less!

    And Ceri simply tweets: @ManonCarpenter - robbed.

    Manon CarpenterImage source, Steve Pope/sportingwales
  5. As the curtain falls...published at 21:14 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    That's all the awards given out folks, so thanks for reading and hope you all enjoyed the show. But send in any reaction you've got to the evening - is Geraint Thomas a worthy winner or do you feel someone else was more deserving?

    If you couldn't watch the ceremony live this evening you can catch a replay at 22:00 GMT on the red button, while the whole ceremony will be available for seven days on iPlayer.

  6. Wheelie grateful Geraintpublished at 21:10 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Unfortunately Geraint can't accept the award in person as he's away at a training camp, but by video link he's handed the trophy by Sir Bradley Wiggins with the comment, "I don't know why he hasn't won it before".

    Geraint's acceptance speech is short but heartfelt: "I don't know what to say. You look at all the previous winners - Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Colin Jackson, Tanni Grey-Thompson - all household names.

    "I just want to say a massive thanks to all who voted and all those who've supported me throughout the year. The Welsh flag is one of the ones you see the most now on the roadside during races, and it was just fantastic to cap that off in Glasgow in a Welsh jersey - which I don't get to wear that often."

  7. Get involvedpublished at 21:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    There's a lot of support for Geraint Thomas on twitter...

    Owen from Cardiff tweets: Buzzing for @GeraintThomas86 #welldeserved #WSA2014

    Guto Shon Edwards tweets: @BBCWalesSport @BBCCymruWales @GeraintThomas86 Well deserved winner Geraint. You had a brilliant year.

    Byron Flynn tweets: @GeraintThomas86 Now for what we asked for in the Summer...Sir GT.

    According to Byron, the new question is whether Geraint Thomas should get a knighthood...

  8. Geraint Thomas: The people's champion?published at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    So, Geraint Thomas is BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2014.

    Agree? Disagree? Who would you have chosen? Tweet #WSA2014 or text 81012 and get involved.

    Geraint ThomasImage source, Getty Images
  9. BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality 2014published at 21:02 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Here we go, drum roll please maestro.... Lynn Davies has the envelope in his hand, and the winner is... Geraint Thomas!

    Congratulations to the 28-year-old cyclist, who went straight from his highest-placed finish in the Tour de France to the Commonwealth Games. In Glasgow he won a bronze in the Time Trial and then claimed gold in the Road Race in dramatic fashion - overcoming a late puncture and a wheel change to cross the finish line first.

    Second place goes to gymnast Frankie Jones, with third place to another cyclist - mountain bike specialist Manon Carpenter.

  10. The waiting is almost over...published at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Just the big one to go now, so time for a quick recap of the 10 nominees for Wales Sports Personality 2014. Their achievements are flashed on screen, but you lot can scroll down towards the bottom of this page for our little potted histories of each contender's successes this year.

  11. The moment that Frankie won Glasgow goldpublished at 20:56 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    For those who are finding it difficult to remember Jo Coombs' contribution to Welsh sport this year, here is the moment that she masterminded Team Wales' first major success of Glasgow 2014 - when rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones was awarded gold.

    Coombs is on the left, while Frankie Jones is being embraced by Carwyn James winner Laura Halford.

    Jo CoombsImage source, Getty Images
  12. Coach of the Yearpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Frankie Jones is up on stage to hand over the penultimate award, could that be a clue to the winner? Yes, it's Jo Coombs, who led the Welsh rhythmic gymnastics squad to eight medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Will we see Frankie returning to collect the final award of the night for herself?

  13. Rachel James, Welsh para-cyclistpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Welsh para-cyclist (and SPOTY nominee) Rachel James is on-stage, handing Paul Jenkins his award for Coach to Disabled People of the Year.

    James tells BBC Wales' Jason Mohammad that she is looking forward to a successful 2015, especially in the March World Championships: "Hopefully we can replicate last year, then after that looking forward to Rio 2016... hopefully."

    Rachel JamesImage source, Steve Pope/sportingwales
  14. Lifetime Achievementpublished at 20:45 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Snooker loopy nuts are we, as the award goes to green baize legend Terry Griffiths. Quite a background has our Terry, who is a former postman, insurance salesman, miner and bus conductor who had a long amateur career, winning the Welsh Amateur Championship in 1975 and the English Amateur Championship in 1977 and 1978 before turning professional.

    He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, to complete snooker's triple crown. Since his playing days Terry has become one of the leading coaches in the game.

  15. Michaela Breeze, 6-time Commonwealth Games medalistpublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Six-time Welsh Commonwealth Games medalist Michaela Breeze tweets: Celebrating the best of Welsh Sport in Cardiff this evening. Team of the year #TeamWales. Who will take top spot?!?! #WSA2014

  16. Coach to Disabled People of the Yearpublished at 20:38 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Paul Jenkins is the man honoured after leading the British Invictus Games wheelchair rugby team to gold alongside his work with the South Wales Pirates club.

  17. Who are you backing?published at 20:36 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    With an hour gone, we are getting closer and closer to finding out this year's Welsh Sports Personality of the Year. Who are you backing? Let us know via #WSA2014, or text us on 81012.

    SPOTY
  18. Volunteer of the Yearpublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    New WRU chairman and former Wales and Lions fly-half Gareth Davies is up on stage to give the next award. And it goes to Taffs Well RFC's Donna Marshall for work that includes giving young people with autism opportunities to play the game.

  19. One to the midriffpublished at 20:32 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    Welsh boxing great Colin Jones hands over the trophy to Terry and can't resist a little jab as he jokes: "He had a reputation as a bit of a dirty fighter, but he's cleaned up his act now!"

  20. Community Lifetime Achievementpublished at 20:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2014

    The award is given to Swansea boxing stalwart Terry Grey. He took over the running of the Gwent Amateur Boxing Club in 1971 and has built a thriving boxing and sport venue in one of Wales' most deprived communities. The club has produced more than 30 British champions in its time and helped change the lives of hundreds of others.