ltxcn.top recently asked for your MotoGP star of 2008, from a shortlist of ten riders provided, and - with voting having now closed - the time has come to reve♏al the results.

During the next ten weekdays, we will be revealing the top ten in reverse order, with the winner⛎ being revealed on Wednesday December 3.

More than 54,000 vo🌼tes were cast for the MotoGP poll. The average score given for each rider was used to 💝produce the final ranking.

MotoGP Star of the Year - eighth place:

Name: Colin EdwardsTeam: Tech 3 YamahaBike: Yamaha YZR-M1Wins: 0Podiums: 2Pole Positions: 1Fastest laps: 0Championship points: 144Championship position: 7th

Colin Edwards began the season looking rejuvenated by a switch to the satellite Tech 3 Yamaha team, taking pole at round four (China) and then delighting Herve Poncharal's team further by claiming a podium at their home French GP (round fiv๊e).

The Texan took a further podium at round nine (Assen) and qꦬualified on the front row a total of five times - but all of those highlights came during the first ten rounds of the season.

Indeed, Edwards - by far the most experienced of the three Michelin-shod Yamaha riders - scored 98 points during the first nine rounds, but only 46💮 points during the last nine rounds, when he took a best race finish of sixth.

It is that downturn which probably explains why he was ranked one placeℱ lower𝄹 than his championship position in your star ranking.

8th - Colin Edwards9th - Toni Elias10th - Alex de Angelis

Tomorrow: We reach number seven in the MotoGP Star of the Year poll.