Mark Christian's Isle of Man cycling coach Mike Doyle believes he fully derserves his call-up to the British Under-23 Olympic Academy.
Christian will be based in Manchester from November and will spend next summer at a training camp in Italy.
Doyle says the hard work starts now:-
LIVE: 2025 Island Games - DAY FOUR
All the latest updates from Team Isle of Man in Orkney
Island Games: Men's mountain bike team take bronze
Squad earn the Isle of Man's 26th medal in Orkney
Hockey: End of season awards announced
Bacchas, Vikings and Valkyrs among those represented
Island Games: IOM swimming team adds five medals to tally
Two golds and another record for the Island
Island Games Day Three: 21 medals and more records for IoM
Swimming and Gymnastics take bulk of the honours