Among the local riders will be John O’Rourke of Baltic, Andrew Scerbo of East Lyme, Jerry Fortier of Niantic, Frances and Mark Robinson of Old Lyme, Edward Yates of Pawcatuck, Tim Kane of Preston, Jack Darras of Quaker Hill and Ben Barrett of West Mystic,

The PMC is presented by the Red Sox Foundation and M&T Bank. To make a financial contribution to a rider from your town or to register as a rider, visit www.pmc.org, or call (800) WE-CYCLE.

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