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T&T cyclists move up World Ranking

Gary Acosta
Monday, September 14 2015

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T&T cyclists continue to ascend further up the World Ranking published by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The latest update, as of 14^th September 2015, T&T is featured in the top 100 in most of the Olympic events as the push for Rio 2016 enhances.

Njisane Phillip leads the charge as the highest ranked T&T cyclist with his 18^th position in the Men Sprint after a successful Elite Pan Am Championships in early September. Kwesi Browne’s 27^th in the Men Keirin is T&T’s second highest ranked cyclist while Phillip’s 40^th in the Men Keirin is tied with Varun Maharajh’s 40^th in the Men Omnium.

T&T’s strong performances at the Elite Pan American Cycling Championships in Santiago, Chile is one of the main reasons which we are seeing some of our cyclists maintain or advance their world ranking at an average of 17 spots per cyclist/per event.

Below is the list of T&T cyclists within the top 100 in the world:

Men Sprint
Njisane Phillip - 18^th (up from 20^th)
Kwesi Browne - 74^th (down from 72^nd)
Quincy Alexander - 92^nd (up from 113^th)

Men Keirin
Kwesi Browne - 27^th (up from 33^rd)
Njisane Phillip - 40^th (up from 44^th)
Jude Codrington - 58^th (up from 87^th)
Quincy Alexander - 72^nd (up from 114^th)
Justin Roberts - 73^rd (up from 104^th)

Men Omnium
Varun Maharajh – 40^th (up from 44^th)

Men Team Sprint Nation Ranking
Trinidad & Tobago – 16^th (up from 19^th)

Men Team Pursuit Nation Ranking
Trinidad & Tobago – 31^st (up from 43^rd)

Women Sprint
Jodi Goodridge – 95^th (up from 127^th)
Aziza Browne – 100^th (up from 130^th)

Women Keirin
Aziza Browne – 92^nd (up from 112^th)
Jodi Goodridge – 94^th (118^th)

Women Team Sprint Nation Ranking
Trinidad & Tobago – 25^th (up from 36^th)

In the Junior category, Kollyn St. George and Keiana Lester’s triumphant year at the Junior Pan Ams and National Championships has propelled them into unprecedented top 10 placings among the world’s best Junior Women cyclists.

Below is the list of T&T Junior cyclists within the top 50 in the world:

Junior Women 500m Time Trial
Kollyn St. George – 3^rd (up from 20^th)
Keiana Lester – 10^th (up from 33^rd)

Junior Women Team Sprint
Trinidad & Tobago – 3^rd (up from 19^th)

Junior Women Omnium
Teniel Campbell – 11^th (no previous rank)

Junior Men Sprint
Sei Daniel – 39^th (no previous rank)
Akim Constantine – 40^th (no previous rank)

Junior Men Keirin
Sei Daniel – 23^rd (no previous rank)

Junior Men Team Sprint
Trinidad & Tobago – 23^rd (no previous rank)