Dozens of Concord Residents Will Ride in Pan-Mass Challenge

This Saturday and Sunday, 39 Concord residents will participate in the 34th annual Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) to support adult and pediatric care and cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund.

A charity bike-a-thon, the PMC this year will 5,500 riders who will raise about $38 million for the cause as they pedal along routes across the Commonwealth.

According to a PMC press release, the cyclist—most of whom have raised thousands for cancer care and research—will choose from 11 routes of varying mileage according to their abilities. Six two-day routes range from 153 to 190 miles and five one-day rides ranging from 25 to 110 miles. 

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In addition to the cyclists, thousands of volunteers and supporters who turn out along the routes help to make the PMC powerful in ways beyond the $375 million it has raised since 1980.

“It’s a powerful and emotional weekend for everyone involved,” Billy Starr, the Pan-Mass Challenge’s founder and executive director, said in a press release. “From the cyclists, to volunteers, staff and family and friends along the route, the PMC unifies 10,000 people for one weekend to make a difference and raise funds to eradicate cancer.”

The PMC is presented by the Red Sox Foundation and the New Balance Foundation. To become a virtual rider, or make a financial contribution to a rider from your town, visit www.pmc.org, or call (800) WE-CYCLE.

Concord Riders 

Susannah Bancroft

Steve Bauer

Andrew Boardman

Everett Bramhall

Amanda Brown

Frances Brown

Maura Cain

Andrew Carey

Liza Carey

Cory Chapman

Jeffrey Clements

Sarah Concannon

Howard Cooper

Don Dolben

Martha Dolben

Veronica Erston

Remy Evard

Edward Fritsch

Doug Hanna

Isabelle Hoch

Roland Hoch

David Jackson

Kyle James

Michael Jeans

Christine Key

Norah Lasorsa

Ken Lazarus

Casey McClellan

Dominick Minots

Shelley Morse

George Noble

Jonathan Piper

Philip Posner

Diane Saleh

Valena Soto-Wright

Richard Speer

Richard Tubman

Hannah Wohlfahrt

Robert Zuffante