Cyclists set out Saturday morning from the Four Seasons Hotel Miami on Brickell Avenue for the Best Buddies Challenge, a long-distance bike ride through South Florida.
The event included 55 professional riders covering routes of 75 to 100 miles through Miami, South Beach and Key Biscayne. Tour de France champion Chris Froome and Australian triathlete Cameron Wurf were among the riders taking part.
The challenge is one of several major fundraisers for Best Buddies, a nonprofit that works to build inclusion for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities around the world.
Best Buddies CEO Anthony Shriver said the money raised pays for the group’s programs. “That’s what’s important,” he said. “These things fund that.”
The ride ended with a lunch at the hotel to recognize the riders’ fundraising and athletic efforts. The Ansin Foundation is a sponsor of Best Buddies.
