Azi Kellar attains ‘world’ mark

AZIKIWE KELLAR sped under the World “B” Championship qualifying mark of 11.65 seconds in the flying 200 metres as the National Cycling Championships continued at the Arima Velodrome last weekend.

The dreadlocked Kellar clocked 11.55 seconds in Friday night’s action but the Heat Wave wheelsman had to settle for second place in the final behind veteran Clinton Grant, who won two out of the three deciding sprints. Kellar’s brother Ako finished third in the event ahead of 2002  Cyclist of the Year” Elisha Greene.

Also on Friday, Christopher Sellier defeated fellow Warriors clubmate Adam Alexander to win the juniors’ version, with Sellier timed in 12.06 seconds and Alexander 12.27. Haseem McLean took bronze with Brendon Jacob, also of Southclaine, trailing. Events will resume at the Arima track on Friday and concludes on Sunday, with cyclists using the races to earn qualifying standards ahead of the World ‘B’ Championships in Switzerland in July.

Other Results -
Match Sprint -
Veterans 40-49: 1.Richard ‘Dick’ Ramchand (Warriors); 2.Martin Rodney (Warriors); 3.Simon Spicer (PL Singh’s Southern Sonics); 4.Gregory Dandrade (Toyota Madonna).
Veterans 50-59: 1.Ronald Peters (Toyota Madonna); 2.Neil Alleyne (Toyota Madonna); 3.Glenford Phillip (Nepuyo Wheelers).
Veterans 60-and-over: 1.Lloyd Joseph (Southampton Wheelers); 2.Joey Nunes (Southampton Wheelers); 3.Peter De Silva (unattached).

Individual Pursuit -
Juniors 3000m: 1.Christopher Sellier (Warriors) 4:09.36; 2.Brendon Jacob (Carl King Southclaine) 4.20:33; 3.Haseem Mc Lean (Carl King Southclaine) 4.28:88; 4.Stephen Rambarran (Southampton Wheelers) 4.29:03.
Seniors 4000m: 1.Guy Costa (Heat Wave) 5.24:93; 2.Joshua Alexander (Warriors) 5.32:83; 3.Azikiwe Kellar (Heat Wave) 5.32:25; 4.Ako Kellar (Heat Wave) 5.34:72.
40-49 3,000m: 1.Richard Ramchand Warriors 4.14:15; 2.Gregory Dandrade (Toyota Madonna) 4.15:32; 3.Pedro Castellano (Toyota Madonna) 4.21:27.
50-59 2,000m: 1.Peter Hernandez (Heat Wave) 2.52:58; 2.Ronald Peters (Toyota Madonna) 2.59:93.
60-and-over 2,000m: 1.Joey Nunes (Southampton Wheelers) 3.48:66; 2.Peter De Silva (unattached) 4.21:44.