RED HOOK: Crit-ical hit! Massive pileup mars Red Hook bike race

Note: More media content is available for this story at BrooklynPaper.com.By Ruth BrownBrooklyn PaperIt was a vicious cycle.
Dozens of bike riders crashed into the back of a motorcycle — and each other — at the Red Hook Criterium bicycle race on April 30, creating a massive pileup that sent several competitors to the hospital, according to reports.
The trouble began when an official and his crotch rocket stalled near the start of the men’s final of the notoriously rough-and-tum