David Bellego (born 15 May 1993 in

Marmande Marmande (; in Occitan language, Occitan, ''Marmanda'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Lot-et-Garonne ''Departments of France, département'' in south-western France. Geography Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the ...

) is a French

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that ...

rider, who competes in

Grasstrack Motorcycle Grasstrack is a form of track racing which typically, in its current form, takes place on a flat track consisting of two straights and two bends usually constructed in a field. It is one of the oldest types of motorcycle sports in t ...

, Longtrack and

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. He is four times champion of France.

Speedway career

International

He was part of the French team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Team Long Track World Championship. 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. The following year he helped France successfully defend the 2019 Team Long Track World Championship. He also participated in the

Individual Speedway European Championship The Individual Speedway European Championship is an annual individual speedway event organized by the European Motorcycle Union (UEM) to determine the champion of Europe. The competition was founded in 2001 and was initially staged as a one-off ...

four times in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, he won his fourth

French Individual Speedway Championship The French Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the French national champion. It was first staged in 1928. Winners References

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Club

In 2012, he was part of the Berwick Bandits side that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship. In 2016, he rode for Redcar Bears and in 2017, Bellego competed full-time in the top division of British Speedway for the first time with

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when they won the League Championship and was retained for the 2018 season. In 2020, he won the Swedish league with

Masarna Masarna are a Swedish motorcycle speedway team based in Avesta, Sweden. They last rode in the Elitserien during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season but are currently not racing due to financial problems. They are two times champions of Sweden. ...

during the

2020 Swedish speedway season The 2020 Swedish speedway season was the 2020 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden. Individual Individual Championship The 2020 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held at the Skrotfrag Arena in Målilla on 23 July 2020. The ...

. 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.

Major results

World Team Championships

2018 Speedway of Nations The 2018 Speedway of Nations was the first FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia, who beat Great Britain in the Grand Final. It replaced the Speedway World Cup ...

- =10th *

2019 Speedway of Nations The 2019 Speedway of Nations was the second FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two race-off events and a two-legged final. The event was won by Russia for the second consecutive year. They beat Poland in the Grand Final with Au ...

- =8th *

2021 Speedway of Nations The 2021 Speedway of Nations (sponsored by Monster Energy) was the fourth FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. The final was held on 16 & 17 October 2021 and was won by Great Britain, with Poland tak ...

- 5th *

2022 Speedway of Nations The 2022 Speedway of Nations was the fifth FIM Speedway of Nations. The competition consisted of two semi-finals and a final. Great Britain were the defending champions having won the 2021 competition. Both the semi-finals and final were hel ...

- 8th

World Individual Longtrack Championship

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

18th, 23pts

World Longtrack Team Championship

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

St. Macaire (Third) 3/42pts (Rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu, Gabrial Dubernard, Stéphane Trésarrieu) *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Morizes (Champion) 12/54pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu,

Dimitri Bergé Dimitri Bergé (born 5 February 1996) is a motorcycle speedway rider from France. Career Bergés' major honours include the 2009 125cc Grasstrack and the World 250cc Longtrack Champion 2012. He was a World Under-21 finalist in 2016 and 20 ...

, Stéphane Trésarrieu) *

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Vechta Vechta (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Vechte'') is the capital and largest city of the Vechta (district), Vechta district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is home to the University of Vechta. It is known for the 'Stoppelmarkt' fair, which takes place every ...

(Champion) 15/64pts (rode with Mathieu Trésarrieu,

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bellego, David 1993 births Living people French speedway riders French motorcycle racers Berwick Bandits riders Expatriate speedway riders in England Redcar Bears riders Sheffield Tigers riders Swindon Robins riders Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders People from Marmande Sportspeople from Lot-et-Garonne French expatriate sportspeople in England French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark French expatriate sportspeople in Poland