Cycling at the Island Games explained

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																			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
									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		52
Men's Team Events	20		27
Men's Mountain Bike	17		29
Women's Individual	9		23
Women's Team Events	7		20
Women's Mountain Bike	8		14

Men's Individual

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's Individual	20 10		52 20

Men's Time Trial

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

Men's Town Centre Criterium

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985	I
1987	II
1989	III	Faroe Islands
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar			Faroe Islands
1997	VII				Faroe Islands
1999	VIII
2001	IX				Faroe Islands
2003	X[6]		Mark Cavendish	Sam Firby	Indrek Rannama
2005	XI
2007	XII		[7]	Bermuda
2011	XIV		Tobyn Horton	Greg Mansell	Indrek Rannama
2013	XV	Bermuda	Tobyn Horton	Richard Tanguy	Gregg Mansell
2015	XVI[8]		Dominique Mayho Bermuda	Nathan Draper	Leon Mazzone
2017	XVII		Karl Lauk	Torkil Veyhe Faroe Islands	Matthew Oliviera Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Sam Culverwell	Oskar Nisu	Albert Barcelo Menorca
2023	XIX			Jörgen Matt

Men's Road Race

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985	I
1987	II
1989	III	Faroe Islands
1991	IV
1993	V
1995	VI	Gibraltar		Faroe Islands
1997	VII
1999	VIII			Faroe Islands
2001	IX
2003	X				Faroe Islands
2005	XI		Bermuda
2007	XII				Bermuda
2011	XIV		Mihkel Räim	James McLaughlin	Andrew Roche
2013	XV	Bermuda	Tobyn Horton	Torkil Veyhe Faroe Islands	Andrew Roche
2015	XVI		Mihkel Räim	Nathan Draper	Torkil Veyhe Faroe Islands
2017	XVII		Mihkel Räim	Davur Magnussen Faroe Islands	Karl Lauk
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Mihkel Räim	Nathan Draper	Steven Kalf
2023	XIX			Karl Patrick Lauk

Men's team

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's Team Events	20 7		27 22

Men's Time Trial Team Event

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

Men's Town Centre Criterium Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	XIV
2015	XVI
2017	XVII			Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Men's Road Race Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	X
2005	XI			Bermuda
2007	XII			Faroe Islands
2011	XIV
2013	XV	Bermuda
2015	XVI
2017	XVII				Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Men's Mountain Bike

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's Mountain Bike	17 7		29 28

Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country

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

Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001	IX
2003	X
2005	XI
2007	XII
2011	XIV				Menorca
2013	XV	Bermuda		Menorca
2015	XVI				Menorca
2017	XVII
2023	XVIII				align=left

Men's Mountain Bike Criterium

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

Men's Mountain Bike Criterium Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2023	XVIII

Women's Individual

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's Individual	9		23 22

Women's Time Trial

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1997	VII
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X		Ann Bowditch	Lynn Patchett Bermuda	Julia Hawley Bermuda
2005	XI		Bermuda
2007	XII				Bermuda
2011	XIV		Christine Mclean	Susan Townsend	Karina Bowie
2013	XV	Bermuda	Ann Bowditch	Susan Townsend	Súsanna Skylv Sørensen Faroe Islands
2015	XVI		Kimberley Ashton	Elizabeth Holden	Christine McLean
2017	XVII		Christine McLean	Karina Bowie	Florence Cox
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Becky Storrie	Florence Cox	Nuria Pico Menorca
2023	XIX				Gwenno Hughes

Women's Town Centre Criterium

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X
2005	XI		Bermuda
2007	XII
2011	XIV		Ann Bowditch	Laura Wasley	Kim Ashton
2013	XV	Bermuda	Ann Bowditch	Karen Bordage Bermuda	Kerry MacPhee
2015	XVI		Kimberley Ashton	Elizabeth Holden	Clare Treharne
2017	XVII		Zandra Larsson	Zoenique Williams Bermuda	Florence Cox
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Tara Ferguson	Rebecca Catley	Ellen Barker
2023	XIX

Women's Road Race

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	VIII
2001	IX
2003	X		Bermuda	Bermuda
2005	XI				Bermuda
2007	XII			Bermuda
2011	XIV		Kim Ashton	align= left	Ruth Moll Menorca	Ann Bowditch
2013	XV	Bermuda	Nicole Mitchell Bermuda	Karen Bordage Bermuda	Ann Bowditch
2015	XVI		Kimberley Ashton	Elizabeth Holden	Gabriella Arnold Bermuda
2017	XVII		Tara Ferguson	Zoenique Williams Bermuda	Nicole Mitchell Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Florence Cox	Ellen Barker	Rebecca Catley
2023	XIX

Women's team

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's Team Events	7 5 5 5	Bermuda	20 17

Women's Time Trial Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	VIII				not awarded
2001	IX
2003	X		Bermuda
2005	XI		Bermuda
2007	XII			Bermuda
2011	XIV
2013	XV	Bermuda
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX				not awarded

Women's Town Centre Criterium Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	XIV
2015	XVI				Bermuda
2017	XVII		Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX			not awarded	not awarded

Women's Road Race Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	X		Bermuda
2005	XI			Bermuda
2007	XII				Bermuda
2011	XIV
2013	XV	Bermuda	Bermuda
2015	XVI			Bermuda
2017	XVII			Bermuda
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar
2023	XIX

Women's Mountain Bike

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

Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	X
2007	XII
2011	XIV		align= left	Ruth Moll Menorca	Jacqui Fletcher	Ann Bowditch
2015	XVI		Kerry Macphee	Kirsty Macphee	Helene Monpetit
2017	XVII		Kerry Macphee	Kirsty Macphee	Nuria Pico Menorca
2023	XIX

Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2011	XIV
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2023	XIX				not awarded

Women's Mountain Bike Criterium

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2003	X
2007	XII
2011	XIV		align= left	Ruth Moll Menorca	Ann Bowditch	Jacqui Fletcher
2015	XVI		Kerry Macphee	Kirsty Macphee	Megan Dowinton
2017	XVII		Kerry Macphee	Kirsty Macphee	Nuria Pico Menorca
2023	XIX

Women's Mountain Bike Criterium Team Event

Year	Games	Host
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
2015	XVI
2017	XVII
2023	XIX				not awarded

Notes and References

1. Web site: IIGA bylaws . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204917/http://www.iiga.org/media//New%20Individual%20By-Laws/Cycling%20By-laws%20July%202014.pdf . dead . 2016-03-04 .
2. http://www.natwestislandgames2013results.com/Sports/CYCLING/default.aspx?SportID=5&EventID=87 natwestislandgames2013results.com - Cycling - Men's Individual Time Trial
3. http://jersey2015results.com/Sports/CYCLING/default.aspx?SportID=5&EventID=87 jersey2015results.com
4. https://www.iiga.org/games_profile_483890.html NatWest Island Games XVII Gotland 2017
5. https://www.iiga.org/games_profile_616422.html NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019
6. Web site: Cycling Results (Island Games 2003). iiga.com. 18 July 2015.
7. Web site: IG07.
8. http://jersey2015results.com/Sports/CYCLING/default.aspx?SportID=5&EventID=91 jersey2015results.com - Cycling - Men's Individual Town Centre Criterium
9. Web site: cycling . siga.org.uk.
10. http://www.natwestislandgames2013results.com/Sports/CYCLING/default.aspx?SportID=5&EventID=95 natwestislandgames2013results.com - Cycling - Men's Individual Mountain Bike Criterium