4th weekend of the Scarborough Crit Series

The 4th event in the 2 month Scarborough Crit Series powered by Gorham Bike & Ski was another day for the hardmen of the peloton.  The 20 lap race started under a light rain and a north wind that chilled the group to the bone while awaiting the starting gun.  Downeast Racing was well represented with Joe Lynch, Peter Cole, Ta Hererra, Travis Kroot, Eliot Pitney, Matt Moon and team sponsor Zev Myerowitz proudly flying the blue and red.  Downeast Racing was quick to animate the racing, putting 3 members up the road in an early break.  Near the halfway point, series points leader Kroot attempted to bridge the gap, forcing Momentum's Eric Follen to take up the chase. The pace increased in the last 10 laps as Pitney, Moon and Kroot made the bridge and DER settled into a team time trial with 6 members in the break of 10.  Follen tried to shake loose of the break, and shed a few of the DER members, instead  Pitney went over the top with 5 to go and settled into TT mode, while the remainder of the DER members sat back and forced everyone else to chase.  With 2 to go the gap was holding stead at 15-20" and it looked like Pitney was going to be able to hold off the final charge.  Meanwhile the blue train in the break started to set up to take the remainder of the podium places, with Moon leading out sprinters Kroot and Herrara to the line.  It was an all Downeast Racing podium, with Kroot also grabbing the extra prime points on lap 10, increasing his points lead in the series in the process. With 3 events remaining in the series, DER will look to close out the month of May with strong Sunday showings.