Trinidad and Tobago elite sprint cyclist Njisane Phillip. -

Two-time Trinidad and Tobago Olympian Njisane Phillip has officially retired from competitive cycling.

AFTER a brief visit home for the Christmas season, top Team TTO cyclist Nicholas Paul will head back to the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Switzerland at month’s end to continue his preparation for three major international competitions in 2022.

SHOWING HIS QUALITY: Trinidad and Tobago’s Nicholas Paul, right, on his way to winning his first round heat during round four of the 2021 UCI Track Cycling Champions League at the Lee Valley VeloPark, London, last Saturday. —Photo: AP

Paul targeting Paris from 2022

PODIUM FINISH: Nicholas Paul

TEAM TTO standout cyclist Nicholas Paul nearly pulled an upset on world champion Harrie Lavreysen in the men’s sprint final, but had to settle for silver at the second round of the UCI Champions League at the Cido Arena in Panevezys, Lithuania, yesterday.

Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Paul waves during the men's 1 km time trial race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championship in Roubaix, north of France, on Friday. (AP Photo)

A special moment. This is how national cyclist Nicholas Paul described his historic performance at the Track Cycling World Championships which concluded on Sunday in Roubaix, France.

TEAM TTO’s Nicholas Paul waves during the men’s kilometre time trial at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Roubaix, France, yesterday. —Photo: AP

TEAM TTO’s Nicholas Paul pedalled his way to a historic silver medal at the 2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Roubaix, France, yesterday.

Silver medallist Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Paul (left), gold medallist Netherlands' Jeffrey Hoogland (centre) and bronze medallist Germany's Joachim Eilers celebrate on the podium after the men's 1Km Time Trial final during the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at The Jean-Stablinski Velodrome in Roubaix, France, on Friday. (AFP PHOTO)

NICHOLAS PAUL ended a 30-year drought when he became Trinidad and Tobago’s first cyclist to grab a world cycling medal after legendary national cyclist Gene Samuel accomplished the feat in 1991.

Teniel Campbell

TT cyclist Teniel Campbell, representing Team Bike Exchange, finished in seventh position in the Drentse Acht van Westerveld in Dwingeloo, Netherlands, on Friday.

Trinidad and Tobago's Nicholas Paul at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in France. PHOTO COURTESY UCI

TRINIDAD and Tobago cyclist Nicholas Paul copped a silver medal in the men’s 1km time trial at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Track Cycling World Championships in Roubaix, France, on Friday.

In this Aug 5, 2021 file photo, Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago, right, and Yuta Wakimoto of Japan compete during the track cycling men's omnium scratch race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo)

NICHOLAS Paul and Akil Campbell get Trinidad and Tobago’s 2021 Track Cycling World Championships underway at the Velodrome Couvert Regional Jean-Stablinski in Roubaix, France, on Thursday.

TT's Akil Campbell celebrates the capture of Trinidad and Tobago's first-ever endurance medal at the Pan American Track Cycling Championships recently. -

FOR the first time in national cycling history, Trinidad and Tobago will be represented in endurance events at the Track Cycling World Championships in France later this month.

Trinidad and Tobago pro cyclist Alexi Costa competes at a recent road race for her US-based team CWA Racing. - Courtesy Alexi Costa

WOMEN’S pro cyclist Alexi Costa concludes a hectic but successful 2021 season at the Into the Lion’s Den event in Sacramento, California on October 30.