Chris Gruar at ANU near the end of his 45,000km ride from London to Sydney. Photo by Stuart Hay.
ANU cyclists have thrown their support behind an epic charity ride for cancer research, joining cyclist Chris Gruar as he nears the end of a gruelling 45,000km solo trek from London to Sydney. Chris, 28, left England in March 2012 on a cycling expedition to raise money for the Association for International Cancer Research (AICR), which funds cancer research around the world, including at the ANU Research School of Biology. His ride is in memory of his mother who died of cancer when Chris was a child. "It has been quite challenging, but people all over the world have been very hospitable," Chris says. "People have just opened up their homes and their hearts." Chris took an indirect route from London, making an 8,000km detour through Scandinavia and into to the Arctic Circle, before cycling back through Europe and Asia. Along the way he camped out by the roadside. "Its been quite tough obviously going for two years, and sticking on a budget," he says, pointing out the petrol stove and few small bags of belongings that have made up his life for the past two years.
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