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Worcester Police Officer To Ride Fourth Pan-Mass Challenge This Weekend
A Worcester police officer and cancer survivor will be among thousands of cyclists riding across Massachusetts this weekend.
WORCESTER, MA — A Worcester police officer and cancer survivor will be among thousands of cyclists riding across Massachusetts this weekend.
Officer Sean Sullivan will take part in the Pan-Mass Challenge on Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, marking his fourth time riding to raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Sullivan was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019 and credits Dana-Farber with saving his life.
Sullivan has written publicly about being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in December 2019 after a colonoscopy found a tumor, according to a Pan-Mass Challenge blog post. He said he rides because Dana-Farber saved his life and to honor people who have fought cancer.
The 2026 Pan-Mass Challenge will begin in Worcester for the first time, with riders leaving from the College of the Holy Cross. The two-day bike-a-thon is expected to include about 6,500 riders and 4,000 volunteers across 14 routes ranging from 25 to 177 miles.
This year’s fundraising goal is $79 million for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber. The PMC says 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar goes directly to Dana-Farber.
Worcester police wished Sullivan and all PMC riders a successful ride this weekend.
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