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Inderwick helps Guernsey win cycling gold medals

Inderwick helps Guernsey win cycling gold medals

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Guernsey cyclist Pippa Inderwick won a sprint finish to take women's road race gold at the 2025 Island Games.She also led her island to win team gold as Guernsey added to their women's team trial silver earlier in the week.Inderwick edged past Faroe Islands' Susanna Skylv Sorensen on the line to take gold as Gibraltar's Olivia Lett won bronze, just ahead of Guernsey's Hannah Kennedy.Chloe Truffitt finished seventh while Andrea Nightingale was 10th as Guernsey riders dominated the event in Orkney.
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