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News Release from: Bosch Rexroth
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Team on 05 July 2007
Bosch Rexroth ride for healthy hearts
Employees from Bosch Rexroth took part in a charity bike ride from London to Brighton on Sunday June 17th, and raised GBP2500 for the British Heart Foundation
The total ride involved around 27,000 cyclists, raising over GBP3 million collectively The Bosch Rexroth contingent was made up of a strong team of eleven from across the company
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 31 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Marketing personnel, sales engineers, managers, and their PAs all took to the streets of Britain to promote awareness for heart disease and to reach their target of GBP2500.
John Doran, National Product Specialist from Ireland, drove over 1850 miles in order to take part in the bike ride.
Also taking part was Stuart Williams, Automotive Manager for Electric Drives and Controls, who is a very passionate cyclist, and who has recently undertaken a three-week journey cycling from Lhasa to Kathmandu for another charity organisation.
The early birds set off at 5am in a company-hired bus to make it to Clapham Common for their start time of 0730.
Looking smart in Rexroth bike shirts, the team set off without delay, the pleasant day served as perfect cycling weather with barbeques and free water enjoyed along the journey of 56 miles.
The route covered some hard ground, including Ditchling Beacon Hill at the end of the course, which is the third highest point on the South Downs standing at over 200m.
Despite being stuck in cycle lanes and having to weave in and out of the busy traffic, most of the team arrived at the finish line at 2.30pm, with Stuart Williams arriving a little earlier, at 1pm.
Daniela Schulz, Marketing Executive, said: "There were hundreds of people cheering and clapping, which made us all so proud of ourselves".
After enjoying some refreshments and a rest the exhausted participants clambered onto the coach home and arrived back in St Neots at around 1845.
Daniela said of the experience: "Despite having aching muscles at work on Monday morning a lot of fun was had by all.
This was the second time Bosch Rexroth has taken part in the event and we all look forward to doing it again next year".
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