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Dave Kummer, left, and Steve Rice roll through coal country Friday on bikes they'll pedal all the way to Maine to raise money for Fanconi anemia research. For 40 years, Kummer, 61, said he had wanted to ride across the country, but he didn’t have the time. Then he retired and brought up the idea with his friend Rice, 66, who suggested they do it for charity. They decided to focus on Fanconi anemia, a hereditary disease that affects the bone marrow. (Ed Glazar/Gillette News Record via AP)

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Dave Kummer, left, and Steve Rice, left, and and ride Friday along Highway 59 near Rawhide Creek north of Gillette on bikes they'll pedal all the way to Maine to raise money for Fanconi anemia research. For 40 years, Kummer, 61, said he had wanted to ride across the country, but he didn’t have the time. Then he retired and brought up the idea with his friend Rice, 66, who suggested they do it for charity. They decided to focus on Fanconi anemia, a hereditary disease that affects the bone marrow. (Ed Glazar/Gillette News Record via AP)

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Steve Rice, left, and Dave Kummer turn off their smart phones Friday after a bike ride from Buffalo to Gillette, just one leg of a cross-country journey to Maine to raise money for Fanconi anemia research. For 40 years, Kummer, 61, said he had wanted to ride across the country, but he didn’t have the time. Then he retired and brought up the idea with his friend Rice, 66, who suggested they do it for charity. They decided to focus on Fanconi anemia, a hereditary disease that affects the bone marrow. (Ed Glazar/Gillette News Record via AP)

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Dave Kummer, left, and Steve Rice roll through coal country Friday on bikes they'll pedal all the way to Maine to raise money for Fanconi anemia research. Steve Rice and Dave Kummer, two cyclists from Denver, are riding across the country to raise money and awareness for a rare disease while honoring a friend who was killed last year. For 40 years, Kummer, 61, said he had wanted to ride across the country, but he didn’t have the time. Then he retired and brought up the idea with his friend Rice, 66, who suggested they do it for charity. They decided to focus on Fanconi anemia, a hereditary disease that affects the bone marrow. (Ed Glazar/Gillette News Record via AP)