{"id":1066,"date":"2013-08-17T11:08:30","date_gmt":"2013-08-17T10:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/?p=1066"},"modified":"2013-08-19T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T12:36:38","slug":"3035-opig-beer-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/3035-opig-beer-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"3035 &#8211; OPIG Beer &#038; Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Oxford Protein Informatics Group (OPIG) Beer &amp; Cycling\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0jZ-h9L_1Jk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Other than my customary Saturday morning hangover, today I woke up with aching limbs &#8211; so I am feeling rather poor indeed. \u00a0The source of this pain, other than the five and a half pints of premium quality Lager, is the OPIG beer and cycling tour of Oxford (aptly named, &#8220;Le Tour de Farce&#8221;). \u00a0What can I say, over here they make you work for your beer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?msid=205219671861232114132.0004e4202d248848c155f&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=12&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.uk\/maps\/ms?msid=205219671861232114132.0004e4202d248848c155f&amp;msa=0&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=12&amp;source=embed\">OPIG Oxford Beer and Cycling <\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<p>We started off at the Medawar building, where we sit on weekdays and occasionally on weekends. Then we cycled to The Fishes, The White Hart, The Trout (the Carne pizza is a must), yet another White Hart, and the vegetarian and vegan Gardener Arms (I know, I know &#8211; I was drunk and they forced me in here). \u00a0For those not familiar with Oxford custom &#8211; these are some of the most beautiful (and pricey) pubs this land has to offer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1075\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1075\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1075\" alt=\"OPIG members love a laugh and their beer on the cycling trip\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?resize=625%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?resize=624%2C351&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/OPIG_LeTourDeFarce_small.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OPIG members love a laugh and their beer on the cycling trip<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bike hike (devised by Charlotte) was 9.535 miles. \u00a0On 5.5 pints of beer (Nick spilt his pint, like an amateur &#8211; so I gave him half of mine), that means I run on 13.86 miles per gallon \u00a0(9.535 \/\u00a00.6875). \u00a0So I roughly have the fuel economy of a <a title=\"Fuel consumption of a Ferrari 458 Spider\" href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/zIxlqb\" target=\"_blank\">2013 Ferrari 458 Spider<\/a>. \u00a0Say what you want about these blog posts, but you cannot say I am not thorough about the research which goes on behind them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1071\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/malta_bike.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1071\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1071\" title=\"Distance we cycled yesterday in my country\" alt=\"9.5 miles in Malta\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/malta_bike.png?resize=625%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"625\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/malta_bike.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/malta_bike.png?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blopig.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/malta_bike.png?resize=624%2C556&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is how far yesterday&#8217;s bike ride would have got me in my country (Malta).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This morning I have also noticed my calves are an inch thicker in diameter, which of course means I will go and throw away all my socks and make that long overdue trip to the\u00a0<a title=\"Paradise\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bicestervillage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bicester village<\/a>. \u00a0Perhaps I will cycle there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Other than my customary Saturday morning hangover, today I woke up with aching limbs &#8211; 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