Christopher Sellier

Christopher Sellier

To person
Date of birth	February 24, 1986
nation	Trinidad and Tobago
discipline	Railway (endurance / short term)
To the team
Current team	End of career
function	driver
Most important successes
Pan American Championships 2010 - 1000 meter time trial 2008 - Keirin
Last updated: February 24, 2017

Christopher Sellier (born February 24, 1986 in Arima ) is a former cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago .

Life

Christopher Sellier started cycling at the age of 16. As a junior he was the first rider in the history of his country to win the national championship in the sprint as well as in the 1000-meter time trial in three consecutive years (2002-2004) . As an elite rider, he was national sprint champion in 2005 and 2007 to 2010 and time trial in 2005 and 2010. In total, he was national champion in various disciplines 13 times.

In 2008 Sellier became the Pan-American Keirin Champion. In 2010 he won the gold medal in the time trial at the Pan American Championships and set a new Pan American record with 1: 00.995 min. This made him the first cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago to set such a record. In addition, Christopher Sellier won the bronze medal in the team sprint , together with Njisane Phillip and Azikiwe Kellar .

From 2007 to 2010 Sellier worked with the German trainer Reneé Schmidt from Cottbus . He is a son of former cyclist Anthony Sellier . In November 2012, he announced that he would end his cycling career. In order to be among the best in the world and to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he has to train abroad, but there is no financial support.

successes

2002

•  Trinidad and Tobago Junior Champions of Trinidad and Tobago - 1000 meter time trial

2003

•  Trinidad and Tobago Junior Champions of Trinidad and Tobago - 1000 meter time trial, sprint

2004

•  Trinidad and Tobago Junior Champion of Trinidad and Tobago - Sprint

2005

•  Trinidad and Tobago Masters of Trinidad and Tobago - One's Pursuit

2007

•  Trinidad and Tobago Champion of Trinidad and Tobago - Sprint

2008

• Pan American Champion - Keirin

2009

•  Trinidad and Tobago Champion of Trinidad and Tobago - Sprint

2010

• Pan American champions - 1000 meter time trial
• Pan American Championship - Team Sprint (with Njisane Phillip and Azikiwe Kellar )
•  Trinidad and Tobago Champions of Trinidad and Tobago - 1000 meter time trial, sprint

Web links

• Christopher Sellier in the Radsportseiten.net database
• Mybike.com.br: Christopher Sellier: The Pan Am kilo King ( Memento from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Christopher Sellier. National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago, accessed February 24, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christopher Sellier: The Pan Am kilo King ( Memento from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Stephon Nicholas: Sellier retires from cycling. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, November 14, 2012, accessed January 9, 2016 .