The recently retired Fabian Cancellara has been honoured at the 2016 Credit Suisse Sports Awards, winning the main prize for his feats this season which included the time trial gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games. Cancellara also won the award back in 2008.
The other athletes nominated for the prize included Tennis players Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Olympic Games mountain bike gold medallist Nino Schurter, Schwinger Matthias Glarner and Handballer Andy Schmid. Alpine skier Lara Gut won the women's award.
Cancellara secured the prize with 30.46% of the vote with Schurter in second place with 25.01% of the vote. US Open winner Wawrinka was third with 18.23% of the vote.
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