Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle

San Simeon, CA (September 12, 2009) – Nearly 1,500 people took part in the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle, a 100-mile cycling fundraiser from Carmel to San Simeon. The Challenge raised close to $4 million in total donations for Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Daniel Noltemeyer providing pre-riding inspiration.

Riders along Pacific Coast Highway

Scenic view Pacific Ocean along the Pacific Coast Highway

Criterion Participants

Ciara concert at the Hearst Ranch