David Bellego (born 15 May 1993 in Marmande) is a French motorcycle speedway rider, who competes in Grasstrack, Longtrack and Speedway.[1] He is four times champion of France.[2][3]
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| Born | 15 May 1993 Marmande, France |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Website | Official website |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2011 | Glasgow |
| 2012–2014 | Berwick |
| 2015, 2023 | Sheffield |
| 2016 | Redcar |
| 2017–2019 | Swindon |
| 2019 | Ipswich |
| Poland | |
| 2017 | Krosno |
| 2020, 2023 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2022 | Leszno |
| 2024 | Tarnów |
| Sweden | |
| 2019-2021 | Masarna |
| 2022 | Indianerna |
| 2023 | Västervik |
| 2024 | Dackarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2016–2017, 2021, 2024 | Grindsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 2010, 2020, 2021, 2022 | French Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2018, 2019 | Team Long Track World Champion |
| 2012 | Four-Team Championship winner |
| 2017, 2023 | SGB Premiership |
Speedway career
editInternational
editIn 2012, he was part of the French team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Team Long Track World Championship.[4] Six years later he became a world champion after scoring 12 points as part of the winning team for 2018 Team Long Track World Championship.[5] The following year he helped France successfully defend the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship.[6] He also participated in the Individual Speedway European Championship four times in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
In 2022, he won his fourth French Individual Speedway Championship.
Club
editIn 2012, he was part of the Berwick Bandits side that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship.[7] In 2016, he rode for Redcar Bears[8] and in 2017, Bellego competed full-time in the top division of British Speedway for the first time with Swindon Robins when they won the League Championship and was retained for the 2018 season.[9]
In 2020, he won the Swedish league with Masarna during the 2020 Swedish speedway season. In 2023, he signed for Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Premiership 2023, having previously ridden for them in 2015. He helped them win the league title.[10][11]
Major results
editWorld Team Championships
edit- 2018 Speedway of Nations - =10th
- 2019 Speedway of Nations - =8th
- 2021 Speedway of Nations - 5th
- 2022 Speedway of Nations - 8th
World Individual Longtrack Championship
edit- 2011 18th, 23pts
World Longtrack Team Championship
edit- 2012
St. Macaire (Third) 3/42pts (Rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, Gabrial Dubernard, Stéphane Trésarrieu) - 2018 Morizes (Champion) 12/54pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, Dimitri Bergé, Stéphane Trésarrieu)
- 2019
Vechta (Champion) 15/64pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, Dimitri Bergé)
References
edit- ^ "David Bellego". Grasstrack GB. 15 May 1993. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Speedway from around the globe". Speedway Star. 22 October 2022. p. 46.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "World Team Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Long Track Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Final scores". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Redcar Bears sign 22-year old French International David Bellego". Gazette Live. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Barnes, Dan (17 November 2016). "Robins land their fancied Frenchman". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Tigers champions in Grand Final drama". British Speedway. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Bellego returns with Tigers". British Speedway. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.