BOSTON, MA – WBZ Boston caught up with Team Shawmut on the inspiration and motivation behind their 2015 Pan-Mass Challenge ride to fund cancer research.

This year marks the eighth consecutive year Team Shawmut will ride in the event which takes 5,700 riders through 46 towns over 192 miles of Massachusetts.

Catch the complete opening ceremony live on WBZ-TV and CBSBoston.com on July 31st at 7pm EST.