Castletown superbike racer Jonathan Rea has missed out on being named Sports Personality of the Year.
The three-time champion narrowly missed out on the honour after a huge online campaign to propel him to the title.
He's the first rider in the history of the sport to successfully defend his title twice in a row.
Last night, in the live awards ceremony on the BBC, he polled 3,000 fewer votes than Mo Farah to take second place.
Here’s a special message from your #SPOTY runner-up @jonathanrea pic.twitter.com/q9DOLJxitL
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) December 17, 2017
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