British road racer Guy Martin has been named in talkSPORT Radio's top-10 sports personalities for 2011; the only nomination to come from outside football.
The Lincolnshire rider featured alongside football managers such as Kenny Dalglish, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ian Holloway and Harry Redknapp, as well as players such as Arsenal's Robin Van Persie, Chelsea's David Luiz and Joey Barton.
According to the station, the vote was based on personality alone and was won by Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.
Martin has enjoyed a high profile year with the BBC1 TV series 'The Boat that Guy Built' as well as taking on the star role in TT3D: Closer to the Edge. In racing, Martin posted four podiums for TAS Racing at the TT in June and a Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix.
Describing the popular racer, the station said: "By 'eck! Martin is the Isle of Man TT racer who sounds like a cartoon northerner, looks like a 1970s Emmerdale character with his lamb chop 'sideys and risks life and limb racing on the roads - a top man."
The station, the UK's biggest national commercial sports radio station, is owned by UTV and much of its content is made up of live commentaries, including exclusive coverage of Barclays Premier League matches, sports phone-ins and general sports discussions. It was officially launched as Talk Radio UK in February 1995 and was relaunched as talkSPORT in January 2000. It is transmitted on 1089 and 1053 kHz across the UK and digitally via DAB digital radio, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and TalkTalk TV. talkSPORT attracts 3 million listeners a month and is official partner of the Barclays Premier League, official broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the exclusive UK rights holder for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Presenters include sporting icons like Alan Brazil, Darren Gough, Stan Collymore and Eddie Irvine, as well as broadcast legends including Mike Parry, Mark Saggers and Adrian Durham.
The Lincolnshire rider featured alongside football managers such as Kenny Dalglish, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ian Holloway and Harry Redknapp, as well as players such as Arsenal's Robin Van Persie, Chelsea's David Luiz and Joey Barton.
According to the station, the vote was based on personality alone and was won by Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli.
Martin has enjoyed a high profile year with the BBC1 TV series 'The Boat that Guy Built' as well as taking on the star role in TT3D: Closer to the Edge. In racing, Martin posted four podiums for TAS Racing at the TT in June and a Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix.
Describing the popular racer, the station said: "By 'eck! Martin is the Isle of Man TT racer who sounds like a cartoon northerner, looks like a 1970s Emmerdale character with his lamb chop 'sideys and risks life and limb racing on the roads - a top man."
The station, the UK's biggest national commercial sports radio station, is owned by UTV and much of its content is made up of live commentaries, including exclusive coverage of Barclays Premier League matches, sports phone-ins and general sports discussions. It was officially launched as Talk Radio UK in February 1995 and was relaunched as talkSPORT in January 2000. It is transmitted on 1089 and 1053 kHz across the UK and digitally via DAB digital radio, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and TalkTalk TV. talkSPORT attracts 3 million listeners a month and is official partner of the Barclays Premier League, official broadcaster of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the exclusive UK rights holder for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Presenters include sporting icons like Alan Brazil, Darren Gough, Stan Collymore and Eddie Irvine, as well as broadcast legends including Mike Parry, Mark Saggers and Adrian Durham.
Die Lincolnshire Fahrer featured neben Fußball-Manager wie Kenny Dalglish, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ian Holloway und Harry Redknapp, sowie Spieler wie Arsenals Robin Van Persie, Chelsea David Luiz und Joey Barton.
Nach der Station wurde die Abstimmung auf die Persönlichkeit allein und basierend wurde von Manchester City Stürmer Mario Balotelli gewonnen.
Martin genossen hat einen hohen Bekanntheitsgrad Jahr mit der BBC1 TV-Serie "The Boat That Guy gebaut" sowie die Übernahme der Hauptrolle in TT3D: Closer to the Edge. Im Rennsport erzielte Martin vier Podestplätze für TAS Racing bei der TT im Juni und ein Superbike Sieg beim Ulster Grand Prix.
Beschreibung der beliebte Rennfahrer, sagte der Station: "Durch die sideys und Risiken für Leib und Leben Rennsport auf der Straße 'eck Martin ist die Isle of Man TT Racer, der wie eine Karikatur northerner klingt, sieht aus wie ein 1970er Emmerdale Charakter mit seiner Lammkotelett!" - ein Top-Mann ".
Der Bahnhof, der größte britische nationale kommerzielle Sport-Radiosender wird von UTV Besitz und viel von ihrem Inhalt setzt sich aus Live-Kommentaren gemacht, darunter exklusive Berichterstattung über Barclays Premier League-Spiele, Sport-phone-ins und der allgemeinen Sport-Diskussionen. Es wurde offiziell als Talk Radio UK im Februar 1995 gestartet und wurde als talkSPORT im Januar 2000 neu aufgelegt. Es ist auf 1089 und 1053 kHz in ganz Großbritannien und digital über DAB-Digitalradio, DVB-T, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat und TalkTalk TV übertragen. talkSPORT zieht 3 Millionen Hörer pro Monat und ist offizieller Partner der Barclays Premier League, dem offiziellen Broadcaster der FIFA WM 2010 und die exklusiven UK Rechteinhaber für den 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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