Jonny Bellis, June 2010

Jonny Bellis returned to racing today just nine months after cheating death in a motor scooter accident. The 21-year-old Saxo Bank pro took to the start line in the Isle of Man Road Race championships as he continued his remarkable recovery from the accident which left him in a coma for a month.

The 62-mile race took in some tough climbs before finishing with six laps of an undulating circuit around the village of Braaid, the Manxman may have finished last in the A race, and 20 minutes behind Team Manx Telecom rider and race winner Tom Black, but this was a remarkable performance given the life and death struggles Bellis has faced in the past few months.

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