Bicycle race from Cambridge to St Ives, 6th January 2018
This is the first bicycle race held by the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy. On the 6th of January, the participants raced from Cambridge to St Ives. The first five to complete are as follows:
Shaumik Lenka (PT Group)
Apparao Chintha (PT Group)
Mathew Peet (PT Group, Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
Steve Ooi (PT Group)
Harry Bhadeshia (PT Group)
The fastest time was 43 minutes and 11 seconds, with the rest arriving within 14 minutes of the winner. The remnants of the flood in St Ives, caused by the lakes overflowing on to the cycle path, were still evident.
On reaching St Ives, we treated ourselves to sumptious meals, plus a large desert each, then walked to Houghton Mill and back and then home. On the way, repaired a puncture in Shaumik's bike.
The total distance covered, including the journeys home, was 40.88 miles. Some photographs courtesy of Apparao Chintha and Steve Ooi
Apparao Chintha and Steve Ooi
Harry Bhadeshia and Steve Ooi
Harry’s cycling socks
More of Harry’s socks
Notice the grain structure on the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy in the background
The race route
The winner did this in 43 minutes and 11 seconds, with a maximum speed of 20 mph and an average moving speed of 15.64 mph
Lunch after the race at Wetherspoons in St Ives. Shaumik Lenka, Steve Ooi, Apparao Chintha and Mathew Peet
This is the journey from Comberton to the Department and then to the point on the guided busway where the race began
