Sporting Dominance (TT column 08.07.13)

This Mediterranean climate we are experiencing seems almost too good to be true, but as a proud Briton the weather is not all that has exceeded mine and the nations wildest expectations; I doubt I'm alone as I continue to digest the weekend of sheer sporting excellence produced by our British athletes.

The most obvious triumph is the crowning of Andy Murray as Wimbledon Champion - just to write that gives me goosebumps - I am genuinely still lost for words to describe that tremendous feat.

After Sundays action it might already seem weeks ago, but it was only the day prior to the Wimbledon final that we were celebrating British success down under as the Lions triumphed against the Wallabies in their final test match. For this I managed to make another exception to my rule of "do sport don't just watch sport", I overcame it with the perfect excuse for a cycle - to my friends house to "share" their satellite subscription. I did not expect such an exciting climax to the test series, it certainly made that trip on the bike worthwhile.

In the past our nation hasn't always been viewed as the strongest across such a variety of sports but just one year after hosting the most incredible Olympic Games we could almost be accused of becoming mildly complacent. With all of the excitement in Sydney and Wimbledon the worlds largest cycle race has momentarily taken a back seat in the press. Yes we (Britain) won it last year but the fact (at time of writing) a Brit is already wearing the yellow jersey is surely still quite incredible?

Three huge sporting results and you are probably thinking that must be all, but no, over the weekend we saw two GB champions in the World Triathlon Series, more Gold medals at the European Boxing Championships plus medals in Canoeing and Windsurfing. We are a fortunate generation to be witnessing such an exciting change in British sport.