Billy Starr, the founder of the Pan-Mass Challenge, announced Tuesday that he will not ride in this year’s event after fracturing his pelvis in a bicycle accident.
“I, as you may know, have ridden this event for all 46 years,” Starr told a group gathered at PMC headquarters in Needham. “This year, I won’t be riding. I broke my pelvis three days ago.”
“A reimagined rider”
Starr founded the Pan-Mass Challenge in 1980 and has participated in the annual bike-a-thon every year since.
Although the injury will keep him off his bike, Starr said he remains committed to the event and its fundraising mission…