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Jonny Bellis back in Britain as recovery continues

21-year-old transferred from Tuscany to hospital in London

Jonny Bellis, the up-and-coming Saxo Bank rider from the Isle of Man who was badly injured in a scooter accident in September, has travelled back to London from Italy to continue his recovery.

British Cycling said in a statement that Bellis, who suffered head injuries following the crash and was placed in a medically-induced coma, “has now been transferred to a hospital in London where he has been assigned his own physiotherapist.”

It added that “a rehab programme has begun and doctors at the hospital have confirmed that he is stable and progressing well."



The 21-year-old’s accident took place close to the Great Britain Under-23 Academy base in Quarrata, Tuscany, a few days before he was due to take part in the UCI World Road Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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