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Danny Chew
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Paul Chew
Nickname	The Million Mile Man
Born	August 26, 1962 (age 62); Pittsburgh, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road, Ultramarathon
Role	Rider
Major wins
	Race Across America (1996, 1999)

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Daniel Paul Chew (born August 26, 1962) is an American former professional road racing and ultramarathon cyclist who twice won the Race Across America.^[2] He is also co-founder and promoter of the Dirty Dozen, an annual road bicycle race over Pittsburgh's thirteen steepest hills.^[3] Chew is a 2014 inductee into the UltraCycling Hall of Fame.^[4]

Early life and amateur career

Chew started cycling in 1971 at age 9, after being introduced to the sport by his older sister.^[5] His parents and older brother were also cyclists, and Chew began accompanying his family on recreational touring rides that year.^[6] He completed his first 200-mile event the following year in 1972, riding the Midwest Double Century in Lima, Ohio with his family.^[7]^[8]

Professional career

Chew turned professional in 1985^[9] and finished 12th in that year's national championship road race, the Corestates USPro in Philadelphia.^[10] He was 25th the following year,^[11] and 16th in 1987. Chew rode as an independent or free-agent professional without team support in all three appearances.

In 1994, Chew switched his competitive focus from traditional road cycling to ultra-distance cycling events. That year he placed 4th in his debut at the transcontinental Race Across America (RAAM). He was second at RAAM in 1995,^[12] and won the following year.^[13] He also won the 1999 RAAM, an experience he described as "tiredness beyond belief."^[14] Chew is an eight-time solo RAAM finisher.^[15]

Personal life

On September 4, 2016, around noon, Chew was seriously injured when he had vertigo while riding and crashed into a drainage ditch on Kennard Road near Lodi, Ohio.^[16] He was initially diagnosed with a broken neck and possible paralysis.^[17] The following month, Dr. Elliot Roth of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago confirmed that Chew was permanently paralyzed from the chest down and would never walk again.^[18] Despite having contemplated suicide in the weeks immediately following his accident, Chew suggested during the final days of his hospital stay that he would resume his goal of riding one million lifetime miles, albeit aboard a handcycle.^[19]

Before his accident in 2016, Chew was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.^[18] He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1987.^[1]^[20]

Major results

1994: 4th - Race Across America
1995: 2nd - Race Across America
1996: 1st - Race Across America
1997: 2nd - Race Across America
1998: 4th - Race Across America
1999: 1st - Race Across America
2000: 2nd - Race Across America
2001: 3rd - Race Across America

References

^ ^a ^b Price, Karen (January 22, 2010). "Million Mile Man Chew completes an epic trip". Trib Live. Trib Total Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Brooks, Karen (September 8, 2016). "Bike Accident Leaves 'Million-Mile Man' Paralyzed". Bicycling. Rodale Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2016. "Million-Mile Man" Danny Chew, promoter of the Dirty Dozen race and two-time RAAM winner...
^ Hamill, Sean D. (November 27, 2011). "Defying the Dirty Dozen: Cyclists take on steepest of Pittsburgh's steep hills". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ "UltraCycling Hall of Fame - Career excellence and service to the sport". ultracycling.com. UltraMarathon Cycling Association. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ Meinzer, Melissa (May 10, 2007). "Life Cycle - For Danny Chew, it's all about the bike". Pittsburgh City Paper. Steel City Media. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Hamill, Sean D. (October 22, 2015). "Bicyclist Danny Chew: He Runs Pittsburgh's 'Dirty Dozen' Race". Pittsburgh Magazine. WiesnerMedia. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ Kelly, Jack (December 20, 2006). "Serious bicyclist aims for a million miles before it's all over". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ Donahue, Bill (November 22, 2016). "Danny Chew Won't Let Paralysis Keep Him From Riding 1,000,000 Miles". Outside. Mariah Media Network, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Zingaro, John (June 5, 1986). "Matt Eaton is gearing up for pro cycling championships". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16. Retrieved November 25, 2016. Pittsburgh's Dan Chew, making his pro debut...
^ Zingaro, John (June 4, 1987). "Dr. Bike". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2016. He was the top free agent in the 1985 Corestates, finishing 12th...
^ Zingaro, John (June 19, 1986). "Dan Chew is 25th at U.S. cycling championship". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ Solano, Javier (August 20, 1996). "Port Orange Cyclist Surveys His Future Path". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
^ Bergquist, Lee (May 15, 2009). Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete (1 ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. p. 166. ISBN 978-0736074919. Retrieved November 25, 2016. 1996 Race Across America Chew.
^ "Race Across America: "It's tiredness beyond belief" Pennsylvanian Chews up field for second RAAM title". savannahnow.com. Savannah Morning News. July 31, 1999. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
^ Adelson, Andrea (August 16, 2009). "Longwood's Steven Perezluha, 18, journeys to Alaska - and back - on his bike". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Bowden, Alex (September 6, 2016). "Two-time RAAM winner left paralysed after breaking neck in crash". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Hamill, Sean D. (September 6, 2016). "Dirty Dozen founder Danny Chew paralyzed in bike accident". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. p. A-1. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Hamill, Sean D. (November 18, 2016). "Twist of fate flips the role for iconic Pittsburgh cyclist Danny Chew". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
^ Reid, Liz (November 25, 2016). "Now Paralyzed, Iconic Cyclist Danny Chew Plans For 30 More Years Of Biking". 90.5 WESA. Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2016. Chew said the first few weeks after his accident were hard; he even contemplated suicide. But now, with less than two weeks until he leaves the hospital, his focus has once again turned to his million-mile goal.
^ Rank, Katy (Spring 2007). "Homecoming: Million-Mile Man". Pitt Magazine. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

External links

Official website
Danny Chew at Cycling Archives (archived)

[Price_2010-1] Price, Karen (January 22, 2010). "Million Mile Man Chew completes an epic trip". Trib Live. Trib Total Media, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[2] Brooks, Karen (September 8, 2016). "Bike Accident Leaves 'Million-Mile Man' Paralyzed". Bicycling. Rodale Inc. Retrieved November 25, 2016. "Million-Mile Man" Danny Chew, promoter of the Dirty Dozen race and two-time RAAM winner...

[Hamill_2011-3] Hamill, Sean D. (November 27, 2011). "Defying the Dirty Dozen: Cyclists take on steepest of Pittsburgh's steep hills". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[4] "UltraCycling Hall of Fame - Career excellence and service to the sport". ultracycling.com. UltraMarathon Cycling Association. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[Meinzer_2007-5] Meinzer, Melissa (May 10, 2007). "Life Cycle - For Danny Chew, it's all about the bike". Pittsburgh City Paper. Steel City Media. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Hamill_2015-6] Hamill, Sean D. (October 22, 2015). "Bicyclist Danny Chew: He Runs Pittsburgh's 'Dirty Dozen' Race". Pittsburgh Magazine. WiesnerMedia. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[7] Kelly, Jack (December 20, 2006). "Serious bicyclist aims for a million miles before it's all over". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co., Inc. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

[Donahue_2016-8] Donahue, Bill (November 22, 2016). "Danny Chew Won't Let Paralysis Keep Him From Riding 1,000,000 Miles". Outside. Mariah Media Network, LLC. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[9] Zingaro, John (June 5, 1986). "Matt Eaton is gearing up for pro cycling championships". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16. Retrieved November 25, 2016. Pittsburgh's Dan Chew, making his pro debut...

[Zingaro_1987-10] Zingaro, John (June 4, 1987). "Dr. Bike". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10. Retrieved November 23, 2016. He was the top free agent in the 1985 Corestates, finishing 12th...

[11] Zingaro, John (June 19, 1986). "Dan Chew is 25th at U.S. cycling championship". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[12] Solano, Javier (August 20, 1996). "Port Orange Cyclist Surveys His Future Path". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

[13] Bergquist, Lee (May 15, 2009). Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete (1 ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. p. 166. ISBN 978-0736074919. Retrieved November 25, 2016. 1996 Race Across America Chew.

[14] "Race Across America: "It's tiredness beyond belief" Pennsylvanian Chews up field for second RAAM title". savannahnow.com. Savannah Morning News. July 31, 1999. Retrieved November 25, 2016.

[Adelson_2009-15] Adelson, Andrea (August 16, 2009). "Longwood's Steven Perezluha, 18, journeys to Alaska - and back - on his bike". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Bowden_2016-16] Bowden, Alex (September 6, 2016). "Two-time RAAM winner left paralysed after breaking neck in crash". road.cc. Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Hamill_2016_1-17] Hamill, Sean D. (September 6, 2016). "Dirty Dozen founder Danny Chew paralyzed in bike accident". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. p. A-1. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Hamill_2016_2-18] Hamill, Sean D. (November 18, 2016). "Twist of fate flips the role for iconic Pittsburgh cyclist Danny Chew". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG Publishing Co. Retrieved November 23, 2016.

[Reid_2016-19] Reid, Liz (November 25, 2016). "Now Paralyzed, Iconic Cyclist Danny Chew Plans For 30 More Years Of Biking". 90.5 WESA. Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved November 25, 2016. Chew said the first few weeks after his accident were hard; he even contemplated suicide. But now, with less than two weeks until he leaves the hospital, his focus has once again turned to his million-mile goal.

[20] Rank, Katy (Spring 2007). "Homecoming: Million-Mile Man". Pitt Magazine. University of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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+'''Daniel Paul Chew''' (born August 26, 1962) is an American former professional [[Road bicycle racing|road racing]] and ultramarathon [[cycle sport|cyclist]] who twice won the [[Race Across America]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brooks|first1=Karen|title=Bike Accident Leaves 'Million-Mile Man' Paralyzed|url=http://www.bicycling.com/news/people/bike-accident-leaves-million-mile-man-paralyzed|website=Bicycling|publisher=Rodale Inc.|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=September 8, 2016|quote="Million-Mile Man" Danny Chew, promoter of the Dirty Dozen race and two-time RAAM winner...}}</ref> He is also co-founder and promoter of the [[Dirty Dozen (bicycle competition)|Dirty Dozen]], an annual road bicycle race over Pittsburgh's thirteen steepest hills.<ref name="Hamill 2011">{{cite web
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+|date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> Chew is a 2014 inductee into the UltraCycling Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=UltraCycling Hall of Fame - Career excellence and service to the sport|url=https://ultracycling.com/sections/awards/hof/index.php|website=ultracycling.com|publisher=UltraMarathon Cycling Association|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=July 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403215955/http://www.ultracycling.com/sections/awards/hof/index.php|archive-date=April 3, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 == Early life and amateur career ==
 Chew started cycling in 1971 at age 9, after being introduced to the sport by his older sister.<ref name="Meinzer 2007">{{cite web
+|last1=Meinzer|first1=Melissa|title=Life Cycle - For Danny Chew, it's all about the bike|url=http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/life-cycle/Content?oid=1338420|website=Pittsburgh City Paper|publisher=Steel City Media|accessdate=November 23, 2016|date=May 10, 2007}}</ref> His parents and older brother were also cyclists, and Chew began accompanying his family on recreational touring rides that year.<ref name="Hamill 2015">{{cite web|last1=Hamill|first1=Sean D.|title=Bicyclist Danny Chew: He Runs Pittsburgh's 'Dirty Dozen' Race|url=http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/November-2015/Bicyclist-Danny-Chew-He-Runs-Pittsburghs-Dirty-Dozen-Race/|website=Pittsburgh Magazine|publisher=WiesnerMedia|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> He completed his first 200-mile event the following year in 1972, riding the Midwest Double Century in Lima, Ohio with his family.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Jack|title=Serious bicyclist aims for a million miles before it's all over|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2006/12/20/Serious-bicyclist-aims-for-a-million-miles-before-it-s-all-over/stories/200612200192|accessdate=November 30, 2016|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=PG Publishing Co., Inc.|date=December 20, 2006}}</ref><ref name="Donahue 2016">{{cite web
-|last1=Meinzer
+|last1=Donahue|first1=Bill|title=Danny Chew Won't Let Paralysis Keep Him From Riding 1,000,000 Miles|url=http://www.outsideonline.com/2138711/danny-chew-wont-let-paralysis-keep-him-riding-1000000-miles|website=Outside|publisher=Mariah Media Network, LLC|accessdate=November 23, 2016|date=November 22, 2016}}</ref>
-|first1=Melissa
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-|date=May 10, 2007}}</ref> His parents and older brother were also cyclists, and Chew began accompanying his family on recreational touring rides.<ref name="Hamill 2015">{{cite web|last1=Hamill|first1=Sean D.|title=Bicyclist Danny Chew: He Runs Pittsburgh's 'Dirty Dozen' Race|url=http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/November-2015/Bicyclist-Danny-Chew-He-Runs-Pittsburghs-Dirty-Dozen-Race/|website=Pittsburgh Magazine|publisher=WiesnerMedia|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=October 22, 2015}}</ref> He completed his first 200 mile ride the following year.<ref name="Donahue 2016">{{cite web
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 == Professional career ==
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-In 1994, Chew switched his competitive focus from traditional road cycling to [[ultra-distance cycling]] events. That year he placed 4th in his debut at the transcontinental Race Across America (RAAM). He was second at RAAM in 1995,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Solano|first1=Javier|title=Port Orange Cyclist Surveys His Future Path|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-08-20/news/9608190604_1_rob-kish-surveyor-sleep-time|website=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Publishing|accessdate=November 26, 2016|date=August 20, 1996}}</ref> and won the following year.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bergquist|first1=Lee|title=Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete|date=May 15, 2009|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Champaign, IL|isbn=0736074910|page=166|edition=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0kNxmrQR1d4C&lpg=PA166&ots=nmiWNW6c5y&dq=1996%20%22Race%20Across%20America%22%20Chew&pg=PA166#v=onepage&q=1996%20%22Race%20Across%20America%22%20Chew&f=false|accessdate=November 25, 2016}}</ref> He also won the 1999 RAAM, an experience he described as "tiredness beyond belief."<ref>{{cite web|title=Race Across America: "It's tiredness beyond belief" Pennsylvanian Chews up field for second RAAM title|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/073199/SPTraceacrossamerica.shtml|website=savannahnow.com|publisher=Savannah Morning News|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=July 31, 1999}}</ref> Chew is an eight-time solo RAAM finisher.<ref name="Adelson 2009">{{cite web
+In 1994, Chew switched his competitive focus from traditional road cycling to [[ultra-distance cycling]] events. That year he placed 4th in his debut at the transcontinental Race Across America (RAAM). He was second at RAAM in 1995,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Solano|first1=Javier|title=Port Orange Cyclist Surveys His Future Path|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/08/20/port-orange-cyclist-surveys-his-future-path/|website=Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Tribune Publishing|access-date=November 26, 2016|date=August 20, 1996}}</ref> and won the following year.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bergquist|first1=Lee|title=Second Wind: The Rise of the Ageless Athlete|date=May 15, 2009|publisher=Human Kinetics|location=Champaign, IL|isbn=978-0736074919|page=[https://archive.org/details/secondwindriseof00berg/page/166 166]|edition=1|url=https://archive.org/details/secondwindriseof00berg|url-access=registration|quote=1996 Race Across America Chew.|accessdate=November 25, 2016}}</ref> He also won the 1999 RAAM, an experience he described as "tiredness beyond belief."<ref>{{cite web|title=Race Across America: "It's tiredness beyond belief" Pennsylvanian Chews up field for second RAAM title|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/073199/SPTraceacrossamerica.shtml|website=savannahnow.com|publisher=Savannah Morning News|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=July 31, 1999}}</ref> Chew is an eight-time solo RAAM finisher.<ref name="Adelson 2009">{{cite web
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+== Personal life ==
-On September 5, 2016, Chew was seriously injured when he suffered a dizzy spell while riding and crashed into a drainage ditch near Lodi, Ohio.<ref name="Bowden 2016">{{cite web
-|last1=Bowden
-|first1=Alex
-|title=Two-time RAAM winner left paralysed after breaking neck in crash
-|url=http://road.cc/content/news/203807-two-time-raam-winner-left-paralysed-after-breaking-neck-crash
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-|date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> He was initially diagnosed with a broken neck and possible paralysis.<ref name="Hamill 2016_1">{{cite news
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-|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/life/cycling-pittsburgh/2016/09/05/Dirty-Dozen-founder-and-Million-Mile-Man-Danny-Chew-paralyzed-in-bike-accident/stories/201609050103
-|accessdate=November 23, 2016
-|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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-|page=A-1}}</ref> The following month, Dr. Elliot Roth of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago confirmed that Chew was permanently paralyzed from the chest down and would never walk again.<ref name="Hamill 2016_2">{{cite web
-|last1=Hamill
-|first1=Sean D.
-|title=Twist of fate flips the role for iconic Pittsburgh cyclist Danny Chew
-|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2016/11/18/Twist-of-fate-flips-the-role-for-iconic-Pittsburgh-cyclist-Danny-Chew/stories/201611170197
-|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
-|publisher=PG Publishing Co.
-|accessdate=November 23, 2016
-|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> Despite having contemplated suicide in the weeks immediately following his accident, Chew suggested during the final days of his hospital stay that he would resume his goal of riding one million lifetime miles, albeit aboard a [[handcycle]].<ref name="Reid 2016">{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Liz|title=Now Paralyzed, Iconic Cyclist Danny Chew Plans For 30 More Years Of Biking|url=http://wesa.fm/post/now-paralyzed-iconic-cyclist-danny-chew-plans-30-more-years-biking#stream/0|website=90.5 WESA|publisher=Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=November 25, 2016|quote=Chew said the first few weeks after his accident were hard; he even contemplated suicide. But now, with less than two weeks until he leaves the hospital, his focus has once again turned to his million-mile goal.}}</ref>
+On September 4, 2016, around noon, Chew was seriously injured when he had vertigo while riding and crashed into a drainage ditch on Kennard Road near Lodi, Ohio.<ref name="Bowden 2016">{{cite web
-== Personal life ==
+|last1=Bowden|first1=Alex|title=Two-time RAAM winner left paralysed after breaking neck in crash|url=http://road.cc/content/news/203807-two-time-raam-winner-left-paralysed-after-breaking-neck-crash|website=road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson (F-At) Limited|accessdate=November 23, 2016|date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> He was initially diagnosed with a broken neck and possible paralysis.<ref name="Hamill 2016_1">{{cite news|last1=Hamill|first1=Sean D.|title=Dirty Dozen founder Danny Chew paralyzed in bike accident|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/life/cycling-pittsburgh/2016/09/05/Dirty-Dozen-founder-and-Million-Mile-Man-Danny-Chew-paralyzed-in-bike-accident/stories/201609050103|accessdate=November 23, 2016|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=PG Publishing Co.|date=September 6, 2016|page=A-1}}</ref> The following month, Dr. Elliot Roth of the [[Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago]] confirmed that Chew was permanently paralyzed from the chest down and would never walk again.<ref name="Hamill 2016_2">{{cite web|last1=Hamill|first1=Sean D.|title=Twist of fate flips the role for iconic Pittsburgh cyclist Danny Chew|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2016/11/18/Twist-of-fate-flips-the-role-for-iconic-Pittsburgh-cyclist-Danny-Chew/stories/201611170197|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|publisher=PG Publishing Co.|accessdate=November 23, 2016|date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> Despite having contemplated suicide in the weeks immediately following his accident, Chew suggested during the final days of his hospital stay that he would resume his goal of riding one million lifetime miles, albeit aboard a [[handcycle]].<ref name="Reid 2016">{{cite web|last1=Reid|first1=Liz|title=Now Paralyzed, Iconic Cyclist Danny Chew Plans For 30 More Years Of Biking|url=http://wesa.fm/post/now-paralyzed-iconic-cyclist-danny-chew-plans-30-more-years-biking#stream/0|website=90.5 WESA|publisher=Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=November 25, 2016|date=November 25, 2016|quote=Chew said the first few weeks after his accident were hard; he even contemplated suicide. But now, with less than two weeks until he leaves the hospital, his focus has once again turned to his million-mile goal.}}</ref>
-Chew, who was diagnosed in 2016 with [[Asperger syndrome]] before the accident,<ref name="Hamill 2016_2"/> earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh.<ref name="Price 2010"/>
+Before his accident in 2016, Chew was diagnosed with [[Asperger syndrome]].<ref name="Hamill 2016_2"/> He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1987.<ref name="Price 2010"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Rank|first1=Katy|title=Homecoming: Million-Mile Man|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909105800/https://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/spring2007/homecoming.html|archivedate=September 9, 2009|url=http://www.pittmag.pitt.edu/spring2007/homecoming.html|website=Pitt Magazine|publisher=University of Pittsburgh|accessdate=November 30, 2016|date=Spring 2007}}</ref>
 == Major results ==
+{{div col}}
+;1994
+:4th - [[Race Across America]]
+;1995
+:2nd - Race Across America
+;1996
+:1st - Race Across America
+;1997
+:2nd - Race Across America
+;1998
+:4th - Race Across America
+;1999
+:1st - Race Across America
+;2000
+:2nd - Race Across America
+;2001
+:3rd - Race Across America
+{{div col end}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}}
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 ==External links==
 * {{Official website|http://dannychew.com/}}
+*{{cycling Archives|1196}}
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+[[Category:Ultra-distance cyclists]]
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 [[Category:People with Asperger syndrome]]
+[[Category:American disabled sportspeople]]
+[[Category:Autistic sportspeople]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh]]
 [[Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni]]
+[[Category:Cyclists from Pennsylvania]]
+[[Category:Chew family]]