Source: www.guardian.co.tt
T&T’s Men’s team missed out on automatic qualification for the London 2012 Olympics when they placed sixth in the Team Sprint on the second day of the UCI Pan Am Championships in Cali, Colombia, yesterday. Needing to place in the top two, the trio of Christopher Sellier (first leg), Haseem McLean (second) and Njisane Phillip (third) clocked a time of 46.515 in the qualifiers for an early elimination.
The event was eventually won by the host team of Christian Leandro Tamayo, Fabian Puerta Zapata and Jonathan Marín Cermeño (45.343), who beat Americans Dean Tracy, Jimmy Watkins and Muchael Blatchford (45.416) in the final. Third place went to Venezuela (44.538), who beat Canada for the bronze.
During last year’s Championships in Mexico, Sellier, Phillip and Azikwe Kellar broke the Pan American and national records in the Team Sprint (44.09) during their third place ride off against Canada. Earlier in the Men’s Scratch race on Sunday, Joshua Alexander placed ninth while his brother Adam finished 20th out of 24 riders after being lapped. The Championships will continue today with the Omnium I-III, Points Race and Team Pursuit.
Results
Men's Team Sprint: Qualifying
1. USA (Dean Tracy/Jimmy Watkins/Michael Blatchford) - 44.707
2. Colombia (Christian Leandro Tamayo/Fabian Puerta Zapata/Jonathan Marín Cermeño) - 45.248
3. Venezuela (Angel Pulgar/Hersony Canelon/César Marcano) - 45.260
4 Canada (Travis Smith/Joseph Veloce/Stephane Cosette)
6. T&T (Christopher Sellier/ Haseem McLean/Njisane Phillip) - 46.515
Men's Team Sprint Final
1. Colombia (Christian Leandro Tamayo/Fabian Puerta Zapata/Jonathan Marín Cermeño) - 45.343
2. USA (Dean Tracy/Jimmy Watkins/Muchael Blatchford) - 45.416
Men’s team Sprint Bronze Medal race
3. Venezuela (Angel Pulgar/Hersony Canelon/César Marcano) - 44:538
4. Canada (Travis Smith/Joseph Veloce/Stephane Cosette) - 45.453
Mens Scratch Final
1. Carlos Urán Arroyave (Colombia)
2. Cristopher Javier Mansilla (Chile)
3. Darío Angel Colla (Argentina)
9. Joshua Alexander (T&T)
20. Adam Alexander (T&T)