Jonathan Bellis (born 16 August 1988) is a Manx former

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from

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, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2015 for the , , and teams. He represented

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on the track and the

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. Bellis briefly worked as a directeur sportif for

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in 2019, but was suspended, after being convicted of assault.

Career

Bellis emerged from the British Olympic Academy Programme. After success in European track championships, he became Britain's first medalist at the under-23 world road championship, in 2007, finishing third. He represented Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in the road race. He then signed with as a trainee and rode the 2008

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. On 19 September 2009, he crashed on a motor scooter near the Great Britain academy training base in

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. At first he was in a critical condition, but soon became stable. He began awaking from his

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four weeks later. His skull had been shattered by the accident, and he had suffered fractures to the nose, cheekbones and sternum and a blood clot on his spine. Doctors initially feared that he would be

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, and he subsequently contracted infections, suffered a stroke and twice underwent an emergency

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. However Bellis managed to start riding again ten months after the accident and returned to competition at the 2010 Tour of Britain, a year after the crash. In 2012, he joined the team. Subsequently, he joined the ILLI-Bikes Cycling Team, a Belgian amateur squad, in 2013. Bellis returned to the professional peloton in 2014, securing a deal with the team. After one season Bellis was announced as part of the inaugural squad for the team in 2015. In December 2015 he announced via Twitter that he was retiring from professional competition. In an interview later that month he said he was hoping to remain involved in the sport in a coaching role. He was subsequently appointed as a coach at

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Major results

;2005 : 4th Overall

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::1st Stage 4 ;2006 : 1st UEC Champion Jersey

Team pursuit, UEC European Junior Track Championships : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Individual pursuit, National Junior Track Championships : 1st Stage 4 Junior Tour of Wales ;2007 : UEC European Under-23 Track Championships ::1st UEC Champion Jersey

Points race ::1st UEC Champion Jersey

Scratch : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2008 : Under-23 UIV Cup ::1st

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: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : 8th

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References

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Jonathan Bellis
''Rider Profile – Cycling Weekly'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellis, Jonathan Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Manx male cyclists Olympic cyclists of Great Britain British track cyclists 1988 births Living people British cycling coaches Directeur sportifs