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After the London Olympics of 2012, it seemed at the start of this year that topping those events was an impossible task.
However, 2013 has been another vintage year for British sport - while there have been some remarkable feats further afield.
Andy Murray finally ending the wait for a British singles winner at Wimbledon and Chris Froome following in Bradley Wiggins' trail to win the Tour de France are just a couple of the incredible achievements this year.
But for all the successes of 2013, there have also been some incredible lows. And they came no lower than when Lance Armstrong admitted to doping during all seven of his Tour de France victories.
And any summation of the year would be incomplete without a mention for Sir Alex Ferguson who bowed out in fitting style with Manchester United winning the Premier League title yet again.
Here, we've collated the 100 greatest sporting moments of the year.
See the gallery below for moments 81-100, which includes Sebastian Vettel winning the title yet again, England losing the Ashes and AP McCoy reach 4,000 not out. For the other 80 moments, click the links further down the page.
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100Show all 20 1 /20The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Vettel makes history<br/> The young German maestro made F1 history by becoming the winner of the most consecutive races ever. Vettel won each of the last nine races of the season, including the finale in Brazil to beat the record previously held by Alberto Ascari back in the 50s, capping off a superb year for Red Bull ace. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> 4,000 not out<br/> AP McCoy became the first jump jockey to record 4,000 career wins. The astonishing feat sets McCoy just under 1,500 wins from the next rider and establishes hims as the finest jockey ever. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> The Pac is back<br/> Manny Pacquiao put in a dazzling display against American fighter Brandon Rios to win his first fight in two years. The boxer from the Philippines won on a unanimous decision as he sought to bring joy to his home nation following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. GETTY IMAGES
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The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Novak wins but Nadal is No 1<br/> In the final showpiece tennis event of the year, Novak Djokovic beat Rafa Nadal to win the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2. Despite losing, Nadal's superb year and making the final at the London event meant the Spaniard leapfrogged Djokovic to reclaim the world number one spot. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> The Little Master retires<br/> India's Sachin Tendulkar finally called time on his illustrious career. Regarded by many to be cricket's greatest ever player, Tendulkar made his final appearance in his 200th Test match. The man with a hundred hundreds in international cricket took his final bow against West Indies in front a jubilant and emotional Mumbai crowd. The cricketing world watched on as the Little Master made 74 in his final innings with each and every run being met with rapturous applause. GETTY IMAGES
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The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> King James takes his place among Basketball royalty<br/> In a year of broken records and amazing feats of sporting greatness, LeBron James' achievement was right up there with the best. The Miami Heat star became only the fifth player in history to score 10 points or more in 500 consecutive regular season games. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Czech that out<br/> The Czech Republic won their second Davis Cup title in as many years by beating Serbia 3-2. Novak Djokovic had beaten Tomas Berdych to level the tie but Radek Stepanek beat Dusan Lajovic in straight sets to give the Czechs victory. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Froch beats Groves in controversial style<br/> A controversial ninth round stoppage saw Carl Froch retain his world titles in a hugely entertaining fight in Manchester. George Grove made a great start to the bout, flooring Froch and showing class and dominance in the early stages. But, in the ninth round, Froch connected with a vicious hit and referee Howard Foster stepped in to call off the fight, much to the disappointment of the Manchester crowd. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Marquez makes history<br/> Rookie Marc Marquez made MotoGP history by becoming the youngest ever champion of the sport. The Spaniard finished third in the final race of the year in Valencia to win the 2013 title and became the first man to win in his rookie year since Kenny Roberts in 1978. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> French weather girl keeps her promise<br/> After France slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their World Cup play-off against Ukraine, a weather woman in France said she would strip naked if her county completed a highly unlikely turnaround. But after Liverpool defended Mamdou Sakho scored the third and decisive goal in the return tie, the weather girl kept her promise and paraded around a field in the buff. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Cristiano beats Zlatan<br/> The showpiece World Cup play-off match between Portugal and Sweden was always going to be about two men only. The ego driven superstars that are Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the world a fest of top quality finishing as between them they scored six goals over the two legs with Ronaldo's Portugal coming out on top. The Real Madrid star scored a hat-trick in the second leg to guide his team to Brazil 2014. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 NOVEMBER<br/> Ireland appoint Keane<br/> After the departure of Giovanni Trapattoni and his five-year tenure, Ireland's new manger is Martin O'Neill. But what got more people talking was the appointment of Roy Keane as his assistance. The controversial figure hadn't been in management since his somewhat poor time at Ipswich which ended in 2011. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> Robertson completes the Triple Crown<br/> Neil Robertson became the first Australian player to win a ranking event and only the eighth player to win snooker's Triple Crown. He came back from 5-1 down to beat Mark Selby and take the 2013 UK Snooker Championship title. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> The World Cup draw<br/> In an elaborate show in Brazil, the 32 competing teams learned who they will face when the World Cup finals take place next summer. England were drawn in arguably the toughest group, being pitted against Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D. Germany's Group G is also very interesting where they will play Portugal, Ghana and USA and there is a repeat of the last World Cup final when Spain meet the Netherlands in Group B. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> Daley reveals all<br/> Olympic bronze medal winning diver Tom Daley posted a video on YouTube where he told the world that he had found love with a man and couldn't be happier. The brave post was met with an outbreak of support and admiration of the 19-year-old. GETTY IMAGES
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The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> English teams top Europe<br/> All four English teams made it into the knockout stages of the Champions League with their highest combined points total ever. Arsenal, Chelsea and both Manchester sides negotiated their ways through some tough groups to make it to the round of 16. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> Murray is SPOTY winner<br/> Andy Murray won the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The Wimbledon Champion came in top spot with Lions star Leigh Halfpenny in second and jockey AP McCoy third. The Scot didn't attend the ceremony due to training commitments in Miami. The British and Irish Lions took the team of the year award, Amber Hill for the Young award and Sir Alex Ferguson won the Diamond Award in a stellar year for British sport. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> Ashes to Ashes<br/> England managed to lose the urn they had won in the summer in double quick time on their tour of Australia. The hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series as they got the better of England for the first time in seven years. It was a wholly deserved victory for the unfancied Australians who dominated every match as England fell apart. GETTY IMAGES
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The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> RIP AVB<br/> There were rumours Andre Villas-Boas could be for the chop after Tottenham suffered a heavy defeat to Manchester City earlier in the season, but when they were walloped 5-0 at home by Liverpool those rumours turned into reality and the Portuguese manager was shown the door in the most high profile Premier League sacking of the current season. GETTY IMAGES
The 100 sporting moments of 2013 - 81-100 DECEMBER<br/> Swanning off<br/> Despite two matches remaining in the Ashes series, Graeme Swann decided he'd had enough and wanted to be home for Christmas. His retirement from the game drew a close to one of the most successful careers in the history of the England team with Swann departing as the sixth highest wicket taker in his nation's history. The announcement also left a struggling side without one of their biggest personalities. <br/><br/> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-100-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2013--120-9022529.html">Moments 1-20</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-100-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2013--2140-9022535.html">Moments 21-40</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-100-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2013--4160-9022539.html">Moments 41-60</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-100-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2013--6180-9022547.html">Moments 61-80</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/the-100-greatest-sporting-moments-of-2013--81100-9022551.html">Moments 81-100</a></p> GETTY IMAGES
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Moments 61-80
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