00:00The team of Akeel Campbell, Liam Trepte, Jader Neves and Tariq Woods taking their starting
00:06position in the team pursuit of the senior Pan American Championships in Chile.
00:10All the top guns had already raced, TNT hoping to establish a time that would qualify them
00:15for the next round.
00:16The cyclists settled into position early from the opening split.
00:20The objective of the four men involved is to cover the four-kilometer distance faster
00:25than their competitors.
00:26They will draft as much as possible to make it happen.
00:29Head coach James Hay shouting commands every lap.
00:32There were quite a few other strategies employed to improve times with the lead rider, momentarily
00:37tearing off the front, swinging up the track, banking and rejoining the team at the rear
00:42as seen here as a new man sets the pace.
00:45The final time comes down to the third rider and when his front wheel crosses the finish
00:50line.
00:50The remaining riders will desperately pull him to the feet.
00:53The Canadians had already set the benchmark with a speedy 3 minutes 54.340 seconds leading
01:00the qualification mark.
01:01They were followed by the United States 3 minutes 54.520 seconds and Chile 3 minutes 55.380 seconds.
01:10Seven teams would book their spot.
01:12Can Trinidad and Tobago make it?
01:14It would take a national record to achieve the spot.
01:18The seventh position was sealed.
01:20The team of Campbell, Trepte, Neves and Woods finished in a time of 4 minutes 10.769 seconds.
01:27Some distance off the world record but it's hardly a concern as they qualify for the next round.
01:32Sergio Dufour, TV's Export.
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