Fin decided to give this Criterium ago as it is not that far to travel.  The circuit was closed, in a safe area and on smooth tarmac.  The weather was a bit unkind with heavy rain.  Fin was in the U12 race and set off on a parade lap before a rolling start, which was very exciting.  When the whistle went they were off on to a serious race, with 3 children, Fin included immediately getting into a breakaway group.  They worked well for several laps, when Fin went to the front and applied a little pressure, which dropped one of the riders but the other doggedly stuck in.  They were down to 2 but took turns setting the pace but as the laps rolled by they slowed slightly thinking of a big effort for the finish allowing the third rider to latch on.  It was down to the last lap and all 3 were together.  On the slight incline Fin again went to the front and put some effort in, dropping the third place rider.  With 100m to go the first 2 were together with Fin slightly in second and both in full sprint for the line.  The metres passed by and Fin shot passed the other rider to win by over a bike length.  We stayed to watch the other age groups which was great.  It was well worth the trip there and hopefully there will be more events like this.