jul.17.2009 Njisane Phillip won his third gold medal at the Pan American Junior Cycling Championships when he captured the Kilometre Time Trial event at the Pan American Junior Cycling Championships in Mexico, yesterday. The event a race against the clock from a standing start , was completed by the 18-year-old in one minute 05.929 seconds. Mexico’s Ruben Elias was second in 1:06.101 with Duque Will of Venezuela third in 1:06.396. Intriago Esteban (1:07:781) of Ecuador was fourth with Mexico’s Ivan Garcia (1:07:902) fifth. Phillip other two gold medals came in the Keirin and the Match Sprint. In the Match Sprint which took place on Wednesday, Phillip topped the six man field beating Esteban and Willy into second and third place respectively. While in the Keirin which took place on Thursday, Phillip again beat the pair with Esteban picking up second place while Willy was third. T&T Varun Maharaj was also in action yesterday, the fifth day of the championships putting in a creditable performance to place fourth in the Omnium event. The Omnium comprises five races - a Flying 200m, a 5 km scratch race, a 2 km individual pursuit, a 15 km points race and a 1 km time trial. Venezuela’s Daniel Linares was first with Leandro Marcos of Cuba and Pablo Ramirez of Chile second and third respectively. T&T’s other medal at the event came on the first day of the championships, T&T won the bronze medal in the Team Sprint. Led by Phillip, team T&T clocked a time of one minute, 04.531 seconds to secure the team’s first medal at the championships. Other members of the T&T team were Thireef Smart and Quincy Alexander. First place was secured by Mexico in 1:03.335 with Venezuela second in 1:03.584. T&T’s team will return home on Monday.