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Mike Adsit is not your typical senior citizen. At 73 years old, he is a four-time 22-year cancer survivor, an organic farming and food specialist, a father, a grandfather, a bicycle coach, and a fitness instructor. But what sets him apart is his passion for endurance cycling, his championing of life and celebrating others, and his passion for competing in the National Senior Games. Mike’s journey to becoming an endurance cyclist is a remarkable one. In the 1980’s, he confirmed his love of cycling by commuting to work in New York City and riding in Central Park. After a serious but lucky crash incident with a cab in 1985 and moving to northeast Pennsylvania to start a construction business, bicycling disappeared from Mike’s life. He started cycling again in 2000 as a way to stay active and healthy. due to stress from his construction work. In 2001, he hit his first setback. He was diagnosed with non-hodgkin’s lymphoma and underwent rigorous chemotherapy treatments that left him sick for weeks. “My treatments were every 3 weeks. I was sick for a week and then semi-sick, and then a week of rest for 6 cycles. At the time, I was running my company but wasn’t feeling well and could only work part of the day. Resting at home, Iended up watching the Tour de France. There was this athlete, Lance Armstrong, winning the Tour, and the announcers kept talking about him being a cancer survivor and how he almost died. It was an inspiring story.” Inspired by Lance Armstrong’s story of being a cancer survivor and an athlete, Mike volunteered for the Livestrong Foundation, raising money, and participating in many Livestrong cycling events, such as Ride for the Roses, Tour of Hope and Livestrong Challenge “I had been on the local board for the American Cancer Society, which is about funding cancer research, but Livestrong was different. The Livestrong Foundation became the catalyst, a public recognition of the needed skills for surviving life with and after cancer treatment.. At the time, no one was talking about survivor skills to the millions of cancer survivors worldwide. Livestrong is about attitude, community, support, information, and knowledge.” Following in the footsteps of Lance as an athlete resonated for Mike, so in the summer of 2003, he started to ride his bike and train for the 50-mile Livestrong Ride for the Roses Ride in Austin, Texas, and raise money for Livestrong’s cancer support services. Through his biking in 2002, he found a promotion for coaching services with Chris Carmichael, founder of Carmichael Training Services (CTS), a renowned cycling coach. He signed up for coaching with CTS, whose training helped give him the discipline and structure he needed to excel. This led him to compete in local races, and eventually, he qualified for the National Senior Games, where he found a community of like-minded athletes who share his passion for cycling.

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