{"id":148568,"date":"2021-04-15T12:13:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T16:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=148568"},"modified":"2021-06-03T11:13:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:13:31","slug":"this-new-pro-cycling-team-is-riding-to-benefit-best-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2021\/04\/15\/this-new-pro-cycling-team-is-riding-to-benefit-best-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"This New Pro Cycling Team Is Riding to Benefit Best Buddies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;148564&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]There\u2019s a new pro cycling team in the U.S., and they aren\u2019t just racing to win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddiesracing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Buddies Racing<\/a> is a domestic elite cycling team founded this year with the goal of supporting the nonprofit, Best Buddies. 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