National Criterium Championships

July 1st saw members of the team compete in the 2011 Masters criterium championships. First up were Jay and Pav competing in the 'youngest' category race of Master 'A' 30 to 40 years old. They distinguished themselves well, being in the front of the action and finally finishing amongst the leading group.

Pav and Jay before the race

Jay in the fight

Next up were the slightly older guys Steve and Kevin. During a fast and furious race Steve spent a lot of time in main 'breakaway' of the day while Kevin covered the moves from behind in the peloton. Surprisingly the break was caught with one and a half laps of one kilometre laps remaining, which meant that it all came down to a mass sprint for the line. Rob D'Amico from Team Z led out the sprint and took the advantageous inner path on the left turning run in to the finish and got to the line first, ahead of Kevin.

Steve in action in the Breakaway

A close finish