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High hopes for Manx cycling team at Island Games

Team managers confident in competitors challenging at the top

There are high hopes for what the Isle of Man's cyclists can achieve when they compete at next month's Island Games in Guernsey.

Five Manx competitors - Will Draper, Michael Faid, Jamie Fletcher, Mark Horsthuis and Niall Quiggin - will take part in the road race event.

Meanwhile the mountain bike squad will include Elliot Baxter, Owen Collins, Eric Kelly, Alex Rockwell and Ross Thorley with Sacha Horsthuis and Kirree Quayle also part of the travelling team.

Team managers Rob Sorby and Gianni Epifani believe their athletes have the ability to be challenging at the top on every front:

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