Emily Bates, right, of Portland arrives Friday at Bates College during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Bates rode 57 miles during day one of the three-day event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Stephanie Eno of Dover, New Hampshire, finds shelter during Friday’s downpour in Lewiston. Eno was on the watch for friends that she was riding with during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Nancy Durgin of Readfield steps across a stream of water running down Central Avenue in Lewiston during a brief downpour Friday. Durgin would have ridden her 22nd Trek Across Maine this weekend if she had not broken her finger training for the three-day ride. Instead, Durgin chose to volunteer as her husband, Greg, rode for his 24th Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

A cyclist rides through a downpour Friday in Lewiston during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

People cheer Friday as cyclists arrive at Bates College during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cyclists make their way Friday along state Route 136 in Auburn during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

William Runstadler, 8, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, cheers Friday as cyclists arrive at Bates College during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine in Lewiston. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Francesco Rietti of Marblehead, Massachusetts, stores his bike Friday in Underhill Arena on the Bates College campus in Lewiston. Rietti had just ridden 57 miles on day one of the three-day Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Chris Corriveau of Mechanic Falls waits Friday for cyclists to arrive at Bates College in Lewiston during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Corriveau has been a volunteer for the American Lung Association ride for the past 22 years. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

John Cavanaugh gets going as the traffic light turns green Friday during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Dark clouds rolled into Lewiston as Cavanaugh made his way up Chestnut Street. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cyclists make their way Friday along state Route 136 in Auburn during the 38th annual Trek Across Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal