Overview
- The two‑day Pan‑Mass Challenge began Saturday with riders leaving the new Worcester start and completing Day 1 in Bourne before continuing to Provincetown on Day 2.
- About 6,500 cyclists and more than 3,500 volunteers are participating with a record $79 million fundraising goal for Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute.
- For the 20th consecutive year organizers say 100 percent of every rider‑raised dollar will go directly to Dana‑Farber to fund research and patient care.
- The new College of the Holy Cross start replaces the long used Sturbridge site and accommodated large team check‑ins, merchandise distribution, and logistics.
- The PMC has raised $1.125 billion since 1980 and supplies roughly two‑thirds of The Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue while funding investigator‑led trials and named team funds such as Team Kermit’s Jared Fund.