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The Million Mile Man

November 30, 2016October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

When cyclist Danny Chew was 21, he resolved to ride his bike a million lifetime miles. Then, at age 54 and 783,000 miles into his quest, he crashed and became paralyzed. 

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