The family of a woman killed in the July 7 bombings say she will be “behind every rider all the way” at a cycle ride raising money in her memory.

Miriam Hyman, of Hampstead-Garden-Suburb, died after being caught up in a blast that killed 13 commuters on the Number 30 bus in 2005.

The 32-year-old was a picture researcher and was on her way to a meeting in Canary Wharf when the bomb went off.

After their grief subsided, her family, sister Esther Hyman, now 46 and parents, Mavis and John, launched the Miriam Hyman Memorial Trust in her honour.

The cycle ride will be held on Sunday, July 5 between Oxford and Tavistock Square – places that meant something to Miriam – to coincide with the tenth anniversary of her death.

Money raised from sponsorship will go towards paying for a new online education programme for 11 to 14-year-olds, based on Miriam’s story, to deter children from a life of violent extremism.

Esther, who now lives in Oxford, said: “Miriam was incredibly generous with her emotions and her attention, and she somehow managed to make everyone feel important.

“She had that unique ability to make everyone she met feel loved. I know she’s going to be behind every rider all the way, trying to provide a tail wind.

“I miss her every day but I still feel her with me, so strongly. It’s going to be wonderful, I’m very excited about this.”

The route will take cyclists through Oxford, Marlow and Golders Green and there are three different routes for people to try based on ability.

People are being invited to take part but those who are unable to do so are being urged to sponsor a cyclist instead.

Miriam and Esther’s father, John, died in January but her mother and sister are still determined to keep the charity alive.

Money raised through the foundation has so far helped open the Miriam Hyman Children’s Eye Care Centre in India, which cost £112,000.

Miriam's family were not told she had died until four days after the bomb exploded.

Esther, whose full time job is running the foundation, said: “She was caught up in the chaos on the Northern Line and evacuated from a train, so she rang my dad to say she was safe. That’s the last anyone heard of her.

“We tried to get through to her all day but the networks were down. By the evening I was worried enough to call the emergency helpline.

“We launched a campaign to try and find her, we clung onto the hope that something else had happened to her because of that phone call – even abduction went through our minds.

“It was the most hellish period of all, not knowing where she was. As the weekend went on, our hope faded and when we found out she’d died, we were in utter shock.

“But she was a very altruistic person, so a year later, we knew we had to do something in her memory and here we are.”

To sign up to the cycle ride or sponsor a rider, click here.