Oxford to Cambridge bicycle ride, 27th September 2014

The Phase Transformations and Complex Properties Research Group (PT Group) undertook a 91 mile bicycle journey from Oxford to Cambridge, for fun, and to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.

There were donations received from Iraq, Eire, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, USA, UK (and a Hamster). As a result, a total of 1518 GBP was raised, which we were told is 6% of the total for the event. Many, many thanks to all the donors.

Mathew stayed overnight in Oxford to be ready for the race on the next day. This is his bike	The rest of us took the coach on the day, from the University Sports Centre in Cambridge, at 6 a.m. to go to Oxford. The Sports Centre is next to the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
This is a selfie taken in the lift at 5.30 a.m., in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy	Halan Hawizy and Lin Sun asleep in the coach
Tony Fox in the coach to Oxford	James Nygaard in the coach to Oxford
Arrival at the Oxford Sports Centre at about 830 a.m.
This man was racing on his Brompton folding bicycle.	Lin Sun, with Steve Ooi in the background
Halan Hawizy (Centre) and James Nygaard, late registrations	Harry Bhadeshia and Steve Ooi almost ready for action
Safety briefing before the start
At the Oxford Sports Centre
And action!	We lost Halan on the way. Here waiting to find him again.
Halan had technical difficulties. Here arranging for him to be rescued by the race organisers, about 20 miles from the start.
	James Nygaard
	A road
	The first stop, at the 50 mile marker. A lunch of plain bread and coffee. This was after a gruelling ride over seemingly never-ending hills.
Lunch break - this is of course, Mathew Peet
	Encountered dozens of steam engines on the way. Their travel speed seemed to be about 2 m.p.h.
	Another stop at the 70 mile stage. Tony Fox and Steve Ooi
	The end. The Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in the background.
This is at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre, about 6 p.m.