Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) president Rowena Williams has praised the country’s young cyclists after strong showings at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay, and the UCI Junior Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

“These were excellent performances, records being broken… it all came from hard work, focus and determination,” Williams said. “We want to congratulate the team.”

She highlighted the emergence of sprinter Makaira Wallace, who secured multiple medals at the Pan Ams. “Makaira has been knocking on the sprint door for the females…she’s a very focused individual. Her aim is to prepare herself for 2028 and she’s going on that strength and we continue to support her.”

T&T cyclists earned five bronze medals in Paraguay, led by Wallace’s double podium. She finished third in the women’s sprint– defeating Argentina’s Valentina Méndez– and added another bronze in the women’s keirin (12.116s).

Wallace also joined Kyra Williams and Phoebe Sandy to claim bronze in the women’s team sprint (50.145s).

On the men’s side, Danell James rode to bronze in the keirin (10.877s) and teamed up with Ryan D’Abreau and Jelani Nedd for bronze in the men’s team sprint (46.216s).

James was also fifth in the individual sprint, while D’Abreau narrowly missed another medal when fourth in the men’s keirin. Sandy placed fifth in the women’s keirin, underlining T&T’s depth in sprint events.

Though Colombia and Argentina dominated the gold medals, the margins were narrow. James’ keirin time was just 0.448s off gold, while Wallace’s sprinting consistently kept her within striking distance of South America’s best.

In the Netherlands, T&T juniors faced the world’s strongest fields. Kyrah Williams set a new personal best of 11.750s in the flying 200m sprint qualifier, ranking 19th. She reached the 1/16 final before bowing out to Australia’s Olivia Wright.

The men’s team sprint trio of Judah Nevison, Javon Ramroop and Jelani Nedd clocked 47.071s in qualifying, placing 11th overall. Mechanical issues affected their run, but coaches believed a sub-47 was possible.

In the keirin, Ramroop and Nevison were eliminated in the first round, with only heat winners advancing. Although there were no medals in Apeldoorn, the campaign produced personal bests and valuable exposure to the highest level.

For Williams, these results underline the progress of T&T’s development system. “Her [Wallace’s] aim is to prepare herself for 2028 and she’s going on that strength and we continue to support her.”

Williams added that the federation remains committed to strengthening junior and women’s cycling to ensure sustained success.

With five Pan Am bronzes and encouraging performances at Worlds, Trinidad and Tobago’s juniors are steadily closing the gap with the continent’s and world’s best—a foundation the TTCF hopes will carry them to greater success on the road to LA 2028.