FINAL DAY AT UCI CAMP

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As T&T's cyclists will now turn their attention to the Elite Pan Am Championships in February next year...   Several of the riders who participated in the International Cycling Union development camp over the past two weeks will be hoping to make headlines at that event...  On the camp's final day, the athletes were put through a demanding assessment a test designed to determine whether they're truly ready for the challenges that 2026 will bring.

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00:00Things must be nice at the UCI Camp in Coover. No stress on the final day. No pressure.

00:07They each got psyched up in the best way that they know how. Music works too.

00:18On the menu for the final day, a leg burner, three sprints and three endurance races.

00:24Coach James Hay had been looking for racing contenders, unknowing to the light-hearted smiling faces in his rare view.

00:31After all, they were near the end of what had been an enduring two-week ride.

00:36Well, after two weeks of intense training, it's time now for the athletes to show what they've been learning.

00:41It's a lottery system to pick your spots in the Chiron, simulated as if real.

00:47After selecting their numbers, it was time to get into their respective positions.

00:52In the qualifying rounds, Jaden Neves was first to cross the line.

00:56He made a solid impression winning the Chiron event as well as the elimination race,

01:01the 1,000km race and the scratch race, a total of four on the final day.

01:07It was closer in the final though, but Neves still pulled it off.

01:11He came back to finish off his opponents over 26 laps of pain and torture.

01:19The sound of the final lap.

01:26Low stopping the eventual winner.

01:29Sindel Samaru also made an impression as he won the flying 200 and match sprint

01:35and has been regarded as a strong contender in the under-23 division.

01:39As for the girls, Phoebe Sandy proved to be the strongest in the sprint and Chiron,

01:44while Ariel Graves from Barbados did well in the elimination race.

01:48He has taken note of their performances and that of the others.

01:53They will leave the camp having forged new friendships and a new appetite for competition.

01:58They have the scars of training and now possess the belief that they are now ready for anything.

02:05Chatting to the riders, I asked them what they wanted for the camp.

02:09That's one of the first things we do and they aligned with me.

02:12They do want the fun, the events, the racing at the end.

02:14It was a little bit of a mixed bag.

02:16We did three sprint and three endurance rides and everyone wanted to take part in everything.

02:21And I mentioned Jaden again.

02:23He won the Chiron.

02:24So, I mean, potentially there's a career in sprinting if endurance doesn't work out.

02:28But, yeah, jokes aside, it's been good.

02:32A few of the riders are tired and I think they're looking forward to a day off.

02:37Up next, the local cyclists will compete at the trials in January in preparation for the Elite Pan Am Championships in February.

02:45He is expected to be back in January as he intends to work with a select group of athletes moving forward.

02:51Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.

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