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Haseem McLean got into cycling when he was 4. By the time he was 17 he was riding with the national team representing Trinidad and Tobago for Junior Pan American cycling championships. He placed 8th at the Junior Pan Ams, it was then and there he decided to pursue cycling as a profession.
Haseem went on to represent Trinidad and Tobago in numerous Pan American cycling championships, as well as C.A.C games 2006 and 2010 and the Commonwealth Games 2010, coming away with 5th place finishes in various events. He also holds an impressive 23 national championship medals and is a 10 time national championship title holder. He's been ranked five (5) times in the top 100 World rankings, and international medals – silver and bronze from the 2011 Alba Games in Venezuela and a silver from the Copa del Cuba in 2013.
 
 
In 2014, Haseem was working on qualifying for the 2016 Olympics when he suffered a debilitating knee injury. This forced him off the track for 2 years. He's now back into training to revive his career.