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Daniel Paul Burton (born December 4, 1963) is american bicycle enthusiast who is best known as  the first person to complete an expedition from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole by bicycle. Daniel started his expedition, The South Pole Epic, on December 2, 2013 at Hercules Inlet (Lat: -79.999995 Lon: -79.634656) and arrived at the South Pole on January 21, 2014. He traveled the full distance riding and pushing his bicycle. There were three resupplies provided along the way. Hannah McKeand provided food for him when he ran out of food on the day before he reached the South Pole.

After decades of office work and after getting the results of a cholesterol test, Daniel decided he needed to do something to lower his cholesterol and so he began cycling. In 2007, he was laid off by the software company for which he worked, so he decided to open a bike store, Epic Biking, to help others gain the benefits of cycling. In 2013 he decided to bike to the South Pole as a way to raise awareness about cycling and to continue his efforts to get more people riding bikes.