Cycling at the Island Games

Cycling is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Cycling at the Island Games started in 1985, with women competing from 1997.

The minimum age for competitors is 17 in the year of the event. Each island can enter up to 5 male and 3 female competitors per event.

Recommended Programme:

  • Time Trial
  • Mountain Bike Criterium
  • Road Race
  • Mountain Bike Cross Country
  • Road Criterium

Optional events may be possible.[1]

Events

Most cycling events are road cycling.

Event I
1985		 II
1987		 III
1989		 IV
1991		 V
1993		 VI
1995		 VII
1997		 VIII
1999		 IX
2001		 X
2003		 XI
2005		 XII
2007		 XIII XIV
2011		 XV
2013		 XVI
2015		 XVII
2017		 XVIII
2019		 XIX
2023
Current events
Time trial X X X X X X X X X X X
Town centre criterium X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Road race X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Mountain biking X X X X X X X X X X
Cross country X X X X X X X X X

Top Medalists

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Individual 20  Isle of Man 52  Isle of Man
Men's Team Events 20  Isle of Man 27  Isle of Man
Men's Mountain Bike 17  Isle of Man 29  Isle of Man
Women's Individual 9  Guernsey
 Isle of Man 		23  Isle of Man
Women's Team Events 7  Guernsey 20  Guernsey
Women's Mountain Bike 8  Western Isles 14  Western Isles

Men's Individual

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Individual 20
10 		 Isle of Man
 Saaremaa 		52
20 		 Isle of Man
 Saaremaa

Men's Time Trial

Year Games Host Gold Silver Bronze
1997 VII  Jersey  Isle of Man  Shetland  Saaremaa
1999 VIII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Shetland  Saaremaa
2003 X[2]  Guernsey Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man 		Paul Brehaut
 Guernsey 		Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Shetland  Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Isle of Man  Jersey  Bermuda
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man 		James McLaughlin
 Guernsey 		Nic Hutchings
 Isle of Wight
2013[3] XV  Bermuda Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man 		Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands 		Shannon Lawrence
 Bermuda
2015 XVI[4]  Jersey Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands 		Edward Perry
 Isle of Man 		Nathan Draper
 Isle of Man
2017 XVII[5]  Gotland Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands 		Jack Rebours
 Jersey 		Daniel Halksworth
 Jersey
2019 XVIII[6]  Gibraltar Mihkel Räim
 Saaremaa 		Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey 		Adam Scarffe
 Isle of Man
2023 XIX  Guernsey Kevin Chant
 Isle of Wight 		Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey 		John Pallot
 Jersey

Men's Town Centre Criterium

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
1987 II  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Isle of Man
1989 III  Faroe Islands  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
1991 IV  Åland  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Guernsey
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Saaremaa  Guernsey  Faroe Islands
1997 VII  Jersey  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands
1999 VIII  Gotland  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Saaremaa
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands
2003 X[2]  Guernsey Mark Cavendish
 Isle of Man 		Sam Firby
 Jersey 		Indrek Rannama
 Saaremaa
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Jersey  Saaremaa
2007 XII  Rhodes  Guernsey[7]  Bermuda  Isle of Man
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Tobyn Horton
 Guernsey 		Greg Mansell
 Jersey 		Indrek Rannama
 Saaremaa
2013 XV  Bermuda Tobyn Horton
 Guernsey 		Richard Tanguy
 Jersey 		Gregg Mansell
 Jersey
2015 XVI[8]  Jersey Dominique Mayho
 Bermuda 		Nathan Draper
 Isle of Man 		Leon Mazzone
 Isle of Man
2017 XVII  Gotland Karl Lauk
 Saaremaa 		Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands 		Matthew Oliviera
 Bermuda
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey 		Oskar Nisu
 Saaremaa 		Albert Barcelo
Menorca Menorca
2023 XIX  Guernsey Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey 		Jörgen Matt
 Saaremaa 		John Pallot
 Jersey

Men's Road Race

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
1987 II  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Isle of Man
1989 III  Faroe Islands  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
1991 IV  Åland  Jersey  Isle of Man  Saaremaa
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Isle of Wight  Jersey
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Saaremaa  Faroe Islands  Jersey
1997 VII  Jersey  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
1999 VIII  Gotland  Saaremaa  Faroe Islands  Saaremaa
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Jersey  Isle of Man
2003 X  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
2007 XII  Rhodes  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Bermuda
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Mihkel Räim
 Saaremaa 		James McLaughlin
 Guernsey 		Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man
2013 XV  Bermuda Tobyn Horton
 Guernsey 		Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands 		Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man
2015 XVI  Jersey Mihkel Räim
 Saaremaa 		Nathan Draper
 Isle of Man 		Torkil Veyhe
 Faroe Islands
2017 XVII  Gotland Mihkel Räim
 Saaremaa 		Davur Magnussen
 Faroe Islands 		Karl Lauk
 Saaremaa
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar Mihkel Räim
 Saaremaa 		Nathan Draper
 Isle of Man 		Steven Kalf
 Saaremaa
2023 XIX  Guernsey Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey 		Karl Patrick Lauk
 Saaremaa 		Roberto Ledesma Estevez
 Menorca

Men's team

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Team Events 20
7 		 Isle of Man
 Saaremaa 		27
22 		 Isle of Man
 Jersey

Men's Time Trial Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Isle of Wight Anglesey Ynys Môn
1987 II  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
1989 III  Faroe Islands  Isle of Man Anglesey Ynys Môn  Guernsey
1991 IV  Åland  Jersey  Saaremaa  Isle of Man
1993 V  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Jersey  Isle of Wight
1995 VI  Gibraltar  Jersey  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands
1997 VII  Jersey  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
1999 VIII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Jersey  Shetland[9]
2003 X  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Jersey  Shetland[9]
2007 XII  Rhodes  Isle of Man  Jersey  Bermuda
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Isle of Wight
2013 XV  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
2015 XVI  Jersey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Faroe Islands
2017 XVII  Gotland  Jersey  Guernsey  Faroe Islands
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Isle of Man  Saaremaa  Guernsey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Jersey

Men's Town Centre Criterium Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Saaremaa
2015 XVI  Jersey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Saaremaa
2017 XVII  Gotland  Saaremaa  Bermuda  Isle of Man
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Saaremaa  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Jersey

Men's Road Race Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Saaremaa
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Bermuda  Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Saaremaa  Faroe Islands  Jersey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Saaremaa
2013 XV  Bermuda  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey
2015 XVI  Jersey  Isle of Man  Saaremaa  Jersey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Faroe Islands
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Saaremaa  Isle of Man  Jersey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Saaremaa  Guernsey  Isle of Wight

Men's Mountain Bike

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Mountain Bike 17
7 		 Isle of Man
 Guernsey 		29
28 		 Isle of Man
 Guernsey

Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2001 IX  Isle of Man Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Peter Kennaugh
 Isle of Man 		Andrew Scott
 Prince Edward Island
2003 X  Guernsey Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Nick Charlton Smith
 Isle of Wight 		Rob Smart
 Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland Andy Roche
 Isle of Man 		Jimmy Carling
 Guernsey 		James Patterson
 Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		not awarded Robin Ovenden
 Jersey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Rob Smart
 Guernsey 		Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Diego Escudero Escriba
Menorca Menorca
2013 XV  Bermuda El Hihioui Kamal
Menorca Menorca 		Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Helgi Winther Olsen
 Faroe Islands
2015 XVI  Jersey Nicholas Corlett
 Isle of Man 		Kamal El Hihioui
Menorca Menorca 		James Roe
 Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland James Roe
 Guernsey 		Nicholas Corlett
 Isle of Man 		Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man
2023 XVIII  Guernsey Rhys Hydrio
 Jersey 		James Roe
 Guernsey 		Brad Vaudin
 Guernsey

Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Saaremaa
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Isle of Man Menorca Menorca
2013 XV  Bermuda  Guernsey Menorca Menorca  Isle of Man
2015 XVI  Jersey  Isle of Man  Jersey Menorca Menorca
2017 XVII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
2023 XVIII  Guernsey  Jersey  Guernsey  Isle of Man

Men's Mountain Bike Criterium

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey Elliott Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Nick Mann
 Guernsey 		Nick Charlton-Smith
 Isle of Wight
2005 XI  Shetland Andrew Roche
 Isle of Man 		Jimmy Carling
 Guernsey 		James Patterson
 Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Xavier Mercadel
Menorca Menorca 		Robin Ovenden
 Jersey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Rob Smart
 Guernsey 		James Roe
 Guernsey 		Andrew Colver
 Guernsey
2013[10] XV  Bermuda El Hihioui Kamal
Menorca Menorca 		Elliot Baxter
 Isle of Man 		Leon Mazzone
 Isle of Man
2015 XVI  Jersey Nicholas Corlett
 Isle of Man 		Rhys Hidrio
 Jersey 		James Roe
 Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland Nicholas Corlett
 Isle of Man 		James Roe
 Guernsey 		Sam Culverwell
 Guernsey
2023 XVIII  Guernsey Rhys Hydrio
 Jersey 		James Roe
 Guernsey 		Brad Vaudin
 Guernsey

Men's Mountain Bike Criterium Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2015 XVI  Jersey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Jersey
2023 XVIII  Guernsey  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Man

Women's Individual

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Women's Individual 9  Guernsey
 Isle of Man 		23
22 		 Isle of Man
 Guernsey

Women's Time Trial

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1997 VII  Jersey  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
1999 VIII  Gotland  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Rhodes  Isle of Man
2003 X[2]  Guernsey Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey 		Lynn Patchett
 Bermuda 		Julia Hawley
 Bermuda
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Rhodes  Guernsey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Rhodes  Rhodes  Bermuda
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Christine Mclean
 Shetland 		Susan Townsend
 Jersey 		Karina Bowie
 Guernsey
2013 XV  Bermuda Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey 		Susan Townsend
 Jersey 		Súsanna Skylv Sørensen
 Faroe Islands
2015 XVI  Jersey Kimberley Ashton
 Jersey 		Elizabeth Holden
 Isle of Man 		Christine McLean
 Shetland
2017 XVII[5]  Gotland Christine McLean
 Shetland 		Karina Bowie
 Guernsey 		Florence Cox
 Jersey
2019 XVIII[6]  Gibraltar Becky Storrie
 Isle of Man 		Florence Cox
 Jersey 		Nuria Pico
Menorca Menorca
2023 XIX  Guernsey Hannah Brehaut
 Guernsey 		Flo Thomas
 Jersey 		Gwenno Hughes
 Ynys Môn

Women's Town Centre Criterium

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1999 VIII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Rhodes
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Isle of Man
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Guernsey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Rhodes  Rhodes  Rhodes
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey 		Laura Wasley
 Isle of Man 		Kim Ashton
 Jersey
2013 XV  Bermuda Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey 		Karen Bordage
 Bermuda 		Kerry MacPhee
 Western Isles
2015 XVI  Jersey Kimberley Ashton
 Jersey 		Elizabeth Holden
 Isle of Man 		Clare Treharne
 Jersey
2017 XVII  Gotland Zandra Larsson
 Gotland 		Zoenique Williams
 Bermuda 		Florence Cox
 Jersey
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar Tara Ferguson
 Isle of Man 		Rebecca Catley
 Jersey 		Ellen Barker
 Isle of Man
2023 XIX  Guernsey Olivia Lett
 Gibraltar 		Flo Thomas
 Jersey 		Elaine Pratts
 Gibraltar

Women's Road Race

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1999 VIII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2003 X  Guernsey  Bermuda  Bermuda  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Bermuda
2007 XII  Rhodes  Rhodes  Bermuda  Rhodes
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Kim Ashton
 Jersey 		Ruth Moll
Menorca Menorca 		Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey
2013 XV  Bermuda Nicole Mitchell
 Bermuda 		Karen Bordage
 Bermuda 		Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey
2015 XVI  Jersey Kimberley Ashton
 Jersey 		Elizabeth Holden
 Isle of Man 		Gabriella Arnold
 Bermuda
2017 XVII  Gotland Tara Ferguson
 Isle of Man 		Zoenique Williams
 Bermuda 		Nicole Mitchell
 Bermuda
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar Florence Cox
 Jersey 		Ellen Barker
 Isle of Man 		Rebecca Catley
 Jersey
2023 XIX  Guernsey Jamie-Lee Wright
 Guernsey 		Hannah Brehaut
 Guernsey 		Flo Thomas
 Jersey

Women's team

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Women's Team Events 7
5
5
5 		 Guernsey
 Jersey
 Bermuda
 Isle of Man 		20
17 		 Guernsey
 Isle of Man

Women's Time Trial Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1999 VIII  Gotland  Guernsey  Isle of Man not awarded
2001 IX  Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Guernsey  Rhodes
2003 X  Guernsey  Bermuda  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2005 XI  Shetland  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Guernsey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Rhodes  Bermuda  Isle of Man
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Man
2013 XV  Bermuda  Guernsey  Jersey  Western Isles
2015 XVI  Jersey  Jersey  Shetland  Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Guernsey  Jersey  Isle of Man
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Guernsey  Gibraltar not awarded

Women's Town Centre Criterium Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Jersey
2015 XVI  Jersey  Jersey  Guernsey  Bermuda
2017 XVII  Gotland  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Jersey
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Isle of Man  Jersey  Guernsey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Gibraltar not awarded not awarded

Women's Road Race Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey  Bermuda  Isle of Man  Guernsey
2005 XI  Shetland  Isle of Man  Bermuda  Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes  Rhodes  Isle of Man  Bermuda
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Jersey  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2013 XV  Bermuda  Bermuda  Guernsey  Jersey
2015 XVI  Jersey  Jersey  Bermuda  Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Isle of Man  Bermuda  Guernsey
2019 XVIII  Gibraltar  Jersey  Isle of Man  Guernsey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Guernsey  Jersey  Gibraltar

Women's Mountain Bike

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Women's Mountain Bike 8
5 		 Western Isles
 Guernsey 		14
12 		 Western Isles
 Guernsey

Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2007 XII  Rhodes  Guernsey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Ruth Moll
Menorca Menorca 		Jacqui Fletcher
 Isle of Man 		Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey
2015 XVI  Jersey Kerry Macphee
 Western Isles 		Kirsty Macphee
 Western Isles 		Helene Monpetit
 Jersey
2017 XVII  Gotland Kerry Macphee
 Western Isles 		Kirsty Macphee
 Western Isles 		Nuria Pico
Menorca Menorca
2023 XIX  Guernsey Núria Bosch Picó
 Menorca 		Kerry MacPhee
 Western Isles 		Emily Bridson
 Jersey

Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight  Isle of Man  Guernsey
2015 XVI  Jersey  Western Isles  Jersey  Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Western Isles  Isle of Man  Jersey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Man not awarded

Women's Mountain Bike Criterium

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey  Guernsey  Isle of Man
2007 XII  Rhodes  Guernsey
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Ruth Moll
Menorca Menorca 		Ann Bowditch
 Guernsey 		Jacqui Fletcher
 Isle of Man
2015 XVI  Jersey Kerry Macphee
 Western Isles 		Kirsty Macphee
 Western Isles 		Megan Dowinton
 Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland Kerry Macphee
 Western Isles 		Kirsty Macphee
 Western Isles 		Nuria Pico
Menorca Menorca
2023 XIX  Guernsey Núria Bosch Picó
 Menorca 		Kerry MacPhee
 Western Isles 		Kirree Quayle
 Isle of Man

Women's Mountain Bike Criterium Team Event

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2015 XVI  Jersey  Western Isles  Jersey  Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland  Western Isles  Isle of Man  Jersey
2023 XIX  Guernsey  Isle of Man  Guernsey not awarded

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