Nigel Si­mon

Njisane Phillip un­der­lined his sta­tus as one of the top match sprint cy­clists in the world when he rode off with the ti­tle on the sec­ond night of the an­nu­al T&T Cy­cling Fed­er­a­tion East­ern In­ter­na­tion­al Grand Prix Cy­cling Clas­sic at the Velo­drome, Ari­ma Mu­nic­i­pal Sta­di­um on Sat­ur­day night.

A fourth-placed fin­ish­er in the men's match sprint fi­nal at last Au­gust Lon­don Olympic Games, Phillip, 21, got the bet­ter of fel­low lo­cal rid­er Quin­cy Alexan­der in two straight rides in the best-of-three fi­nal.

Ear­li­er in the semi­fi­nals, which was con­test­ed over one ride, Phillip de­feat­ed na­tion­al team-mate and ju­nior Justin Roberts while Alexan­der, the 2012 Pan Am 1km Time Tri­al cham­pi­on, over­came an­oth­er na­tion­al team cy­clist Aziki­we Kel­lar. Kel­lar took third spot by beat­ing Roberts in their lone ride.

On Fri­day night, Phillip, a bronze medal­list at the 2011 Pan Amer­i­can Games in Guadala­jara, Mex­i­co, and the cur­rent na­tion­al cham­pi­on de­stroyed Cuban Al­ber­to Fer­ran Napoles in their quar­ter­fi­nal af­ter post­ing the fastest time of 10.865 sec­onds in the sprint qual­i­fi­ca­tion round, to be the lone rid­er un­der 11 sec­onds.

Roberts, who will rep­re­sent T&T at the Ju­nior Pan Amer­i­can Cham­pi­onships lat­er this year, pulled off a stun­ning up­set of Colom­bian San­ti­a­go Ramirez in their quar­ter­fi­nal while Kel­lar and Alexan­der won over Haseem Mc Lean and Kwe­si Browne, re­spec­tive­ly.

Phillip al­so rode off with the In­ter­na­tion­al Men's Un­known event ahead of Mc Lean's Team DPS and Bar­ba­di­an Jamol East­mond.

How­ev­er, in the In­ter­na­tion­al 500 fi­nals, the top T&T cy­clist had to set­tle for sil­ver be­hind the pow­er­ful Alexan­der, an­oth­er Team DPS cy­clists while Cuban Ale­jan­dro Mainat Reyes took bronze.

T&T's Varun Ma­hara­jh, 21, al­so im­pressed on the night with vic­to­ries in the In­ter­na­tion­al Men's Nine-Laps and the main 40-Lap points race to close off the sec­ond day of com­pe­ti­tion.

First up for Ma­hara­jh, the cur­rent na­tion­al In­di­vid­ual Pur­suit, Om­ni­um and Points Race cham­pi­on was the Nine-Lap in which he led a Caribbean one-two-three with East­mond sec­ond and Ja­maica's Mar­loe Rod­man, third.

Ma­hara­jh, who is the T&TCF Pres­i­dent's Cup hold­er, then showed his taste for the longer races when he cap­tured the 40-Lap ride ahead of Rod­man, and Bar­ba­di­an, Dar­ren Matthews to cap off a good night for re­gion­al en­trants.

Rod­man was al­so among the win­ners when he raced home ahead of the pack in the In­ter­na­tion­al Men's Four-Laps fol­lowed by East­mond and Matthews.

Among the women, Cuban Lisan­dra Guer­ra Ro­driguez con­tin­ued her dom­i­nance with four more vic­to­ries from five starts to add to her five wins on Fri­day night.

Ro­driguez, 25, a triple gold medal­list at the 2011 Pan Am Games, was an easy vic­tor in the Ju­nior, Elite and In­ter­na­tion­al Women's Match Sprint fi­nals against T&T ju­ve­nile cy­clist, Keiana Lester in two straights rides while an­oth­er lo­cal, Jo­di Goodridge of Ari­ma Wheel­ers got third ahead of Lester's na­tion­al team-mate Az­iza Browne.

Pri­or to the fi­nal, Ro­driguez and Lester de­feat­ed Goodridge and Browne in their semi­fi­nal ride offs.

A bronze medal win­ner in the keirin at last month's World Track Cy­cling Cham­pi­onships in Min­sk, Be­larus, Ro­driguez, who set a new Grand Prix and Track record dur­ing the Women's Sprint qual­i­fi­ca­tion (12.495) on Fri­day night al­so took gold in the Eight-Lap, Un­known and Two-Lap races.

Her lone de­feat came in the Four-laps as she took bronze be­hind win­ner, Adreina Riv­iera Del Risco of Colom­bia and USA's Shel­by Reynolds.

The three-day event was ex­pect­ed to con­clude at Skin­ner Park, San Fer­nan­do, last night.

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Sat­ur­day's Re­sults

In­ter­na­tion­al events

Int'l & In­vi­ta­tion­al 40-Laps Points Race: 1 Varun Ma­hara­jh (T&T)-21 pts; 2 Mar­loe Rod­man (Jam)- 16 pts

3 Dar­ren Matthews (Bar)- 12 pts

Men Un­known: 1 Njisane Phillip (T&T) 2 Haseem Mc Lean (Team DPS); 3 Jamol East­mond (B'dos)

Women 8 Laps: 1 Lisan­dra Guer­ra Ro­driguez (Cu­ba); 2 Adreina Riv­iera Del Risco (Col); 3. Shel­by Reynolds (USA)

Men Four Laps: 1 Mar­lo Rod­man (Jam); 2 Jamol East­mond (B'dos); 3 Dar­ren Matthews (B'dos)

Women Un­known: 1 Lisan­dra Guer­ra Ro­driguez (Cu­ba); 2. Adreina Riveiera Del Risco (Col); 3 De­nese Fran­cis (AW­CC)

500 Men fi­nals: 1 Quin­cy Alexan­der (Team DPS); 2 Njisane Phillip (T&T); 3 Ale­jan­dro Mainat Reyes (Cu­ba)

Men Nine Laps: 1 Varun Ma­hara­jh (T&T); 2 Jamol East­mond (B'dos); 3 Mar­loe Rod­man (Jam)

Women Match Sprint fi­nals: 1 Lisan­dra Guer­ra (Cu­ba); 2 Keiana Lester (T&T); 3 Jo­di Goodridge (AW­CC)

Men Match Sprint fi­nals: 1 Njisane Phillip T&T; 2 Quin­cy Alexan­der Team DPS; 3 Aziki­we Kel­lar T&T

Women Two Laps: 1 Lisan­dra Guer­ra Ro­driguez (Cu­ba); 2 Shel­by Reynolds (USA); 3 Dahlia Palmer (Jam)

Women Four laps: 1 Adreina Riv­iera Del Risco (Co­la); 2. Shel­by Reynolds (USA); 3 Lisan­dra Guer­ra (Cub)

Oth­er Re­sults:

Ju­ve­nile Ladies Four-Lap point­er

1st- Kol­lyn St George (Madon­na)

2nd- Do­minique Lovell (AW­CC)

Elite-1 Two Laps

1st- War­ren Mc Kay (Team Trek)

2nd- Marc Co­dring­ton (Slip­stream)

3rd- Gene Samuel (Team Trek)

Elite-2 Two Laps

1st- Keron Bram­ble (Son­ics)

2nd- Jude Co­dring­ton (Petrotrin)

3rd- Troy Nel­son (Bike Smith)

Elite-3 Elim­i­na­tion

1st- Sylvester Joseph (Southamp­ton)

2nd- Nicholas Lopez (Madon­na)

3rd- Samuel Al­leyne (Son­ics)

Elite-4 One-Lap

1st-Desmond Nedd (Bike Smith)

2nd- Robindranath Bal­go­b­in (Hum­ming­bird)

3th- Robin Diptee (Hum­ming­bird)

Ju­nior Ladies Un­known

1st- Cheyenne Awai (AW­CC)

2nd- Joy Abi­gail John (AW­CC)

Tinymites Four-lap point­er

1st- Ja­cob Kel­ly (Son­ics)

2nd- Tyler Cole (Son­ics)

3rd- Aaron Al­leyne (Son­ics)

Mas­ters 60+ Four-lap win-and-out

1st- Kent Luces (Son­ics)

2nd- Earl La Fond (Heat­wave)

3rd- Glen­ford Phillip (Madon­na)

Mas­ters 50-59 Un­known

1st- Der­rick Davis (Un­at­tached)

2nd- Wayne Samuel (South­claine)

3rd- Clyde Pol­lon­ais (South­claine)

Mas­ters 40-49 Four-lap win-and-out

1st- Rocky Ho­sein (Hum­ming­bird)

2nd- Roger Smart (Madon­na)

3rd- An­cil Roberts (Son­ics)

Ju­niors Un­known

1st- Ur­ba Bourne (Southamp­ton)

2nd- Risaan Jiminez (Madon­na)

3rd- Ed­win Suther­land (Bar)

Ju­ve­niles 4 Laps

1st- David Orr (Bike Smith)

2nd- Sei Daniel (AW­CC)

3rd- Ra­mon Bel­montes (Petrotrin)

Elite-2 Sev­en laps

1st- Keron Bram­ble Son­ics

2nd- Kevin Tin­to Bike Smith

3rd- Michael Phillips Mikes bikes

Ju­nior Ladies Four laps

1st- Joy Abi­gail John (AW­CC)

2nd- Cheyenne Awai (AW­CC)

Elite-3 Four laps

1st- Cowin Thomas (Son­ics)

2nd- Neil Re­ece (Guy)

3rd- Roger Mal­co (Team Foun­da­tion)

Elite-4 Four laps

1st- Ra­bindranath Bal­go­b­in (Hum­ming­bird)

2nd- Robin Diptee (Hum­ming­bird)

Ju­ve­niles Elim­i­na­tion

1st- David Orr (Bike Smith)

2nd- Sei Daniel (AW­CC)

3rd- Natha­nial Je­re­mi­ah (Bike Smith)

Ju­niors Elim­i­na­tion

1st- Ed­win Suther­land (Bar)

2nd- Joshua Kel­ly Son­ics (Bar)

3rd- Kas­sim Charles Wal­cott (Madon­na)

Mas­ters 60+ Four Laps

1st- Earl La Fond (Heat­wave)

2nd- Kent Luces (Son­ics)

3rd- God­frey Clyne (South­claine)

Mas­ters 50-59 Four laps win-and-out: 1st- Der­rick Davis (Un­at­tached)

2nd- Wayne Samuel (South­claine)

3rd- Cyril Fook (Park­side)

Mas­ters 40-49 Un­known:

1st- Rocky Ho­sein (Hum­ming­bird)

2nd- Ce­cil Hack­ett (Bike Smith)

3rd- Roger Smart (Madon­na)

Elite 1, 2, 3, Ju­niors & Ju­ve­niles 12 Laps:

1st- Jude Co­dring­ton (Petrotrin)

2nd- War­ren Mc Kay (Team Trek)

3rd- Marc Co­dring­ton (Slip­stream)

Tinymite male 4 Laps:

1st- Tyler Cole (Son­ics)

2nd- Chaquille Hen­ry (AW­CC)

3rd- Chayne Good­man (Bar)

Tinymite Ladies 4 Laps:

1st- Ch­enelle Wal­cott (Madon­na)

2nd- Tisha Lee Figue­o­ra (Madon­na)

3rd- Jhor­dan St George (Madon­na)

Ju­ve­nile Ladies 4 Laps:

1st- Kol­lyn St George (Madon­na)

2nd- Do­minique Lovell (AW­CC)