Gil MacDonald

Eighty-year-old Melvin Village man Gil MacDonald is in the process of riding 150 miles on his bike this week on Route 25 with the Pan-Mass Challenge. With him are his wife, Linda, and daughter Kim Spinney. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)

TAMWORTH — Eighty-year-old cyclist Gil MacDonald is riding 150 miles this week between Tamworth and Ossipee to benefit the Pan-Mass Challenge's fight against cancer. 

The Pan-Mass Challenge is a "bike-a-thon" across Massachusetts and a fundraiser for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The ride takes place this weekend. Routes can be as short as 25 miles or as long as 211.

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