{"id":21306,"date":"2020-11-30T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T01:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=21306"},"modified":"2020-11-30T18:16:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T01:16:18","slug":"five-star-road-cycling-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/five-star-road-cycling-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"FIVE-STAR ROAD CYCLING EXPERIENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<a id=\"five-star-road-cycling-experience\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-97x109.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-245x275.jpg 245w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-267x300@2x.jpg 534w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-97x109@2x.jpg 194w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-08-245x275@2x.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Best Buddies 2020 Miami Challenge brought top USA and international cyclists to Miami for this stellar event.&nbsp; Four time Tour de France champion Chris Froome led the 70-mile police escorted ride through scenic Miami.&nbsp; He was joined by former professional riders George Hincapie, Christian Van de Verde and Bobby Julich. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 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width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21316\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?attachment_id=21316\" class=\"wp-image-21316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05-97x64.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05-415x275.jpg 415w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05-300x199@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-05-97x64@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21317\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?attachment_id=21317\" class=\"wp-image-21317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06-97x64.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06-415x275.jpg 415w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06-300x199@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-06-97x64@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"21318\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?attachment_id=21318\" class=\"wp-image-21318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07-97x57.jpg 97w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07-464x275.jpg 464w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07-300x178@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/somixvi-best-buddies-07-97x57@2x.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\"><em>Pictured above: Tour de France champion Chris Froome comes through Sunset Drive.\u00a0 Twenty-three Miami motorcycle officers escort the 70 mile ride.\u00a0 Cyclists over the Rickenbacker Causeway.\u00a0 Mack Cycle\u2019s Mary Jane Mark and daughters Rachel and Sandy are interviewed for local Channel 7 news.\u00a0 Participating cyclists and team under the arch at Mack Cycle &amp; Fitness. For additional ride photos go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddieschallenge.org\/miami\/photos-video\/\">https:\/\/www.bestbuddieschallenge.org\/miami\/photos-video\/<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The presidential-style police rolling enclosure by 23 Miami motors, brought the 34 cyclists from Coconut Grove over the Julia Tuttle Causeway, back through Downtown Miami, over the Rickenbacker Causeway and into Key Biscayne.&nbsp; A first rest stop was at South Miami\u2019s Mack Cycle &amp; Fitness, a presenting sponsor and official bike shop of the event. The ride continued through the iconic Coral Gables streets and down historic Calle Ocho before reaching Braman Miami for a second fully-catered rest stop. The last 25 miles featured five waterway crossings in Bal Harbour, Aventura, and Haulover Beach before finishing back in the Grove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The participating cyclists are committed to raising $10,000 each to support Best Buddies International.&nbsp; Founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver in 1989, Best Buddies International is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (IDD).&nbsp; Best Buddies is the world\u2019s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Buddies 2020 Miami Challenge brought top USA and international cyclists to Miami for this stellar event.&nbsp; Four time Tour de France champion Chris Froome led the 70-mile police escorted ride through scenic Miami.&nbsp; He was joined by former professional riders George Hincapie, Christian Van de Verde and Bobby Julich. &nbsp; The presidential-style police<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/five-star-road-cycling-experience\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198,1,312,313],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}