Shannon Eble is about to embark on a journey unlike any other she has undertaken.
Along with 108 other employees at Bristol-Myers Squibb, a pharmaceutical company based in New York City, she will take part in the 2019 Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer Ride, a three-week cross-country cycling fundraiser.
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