Updates from the women’s and men’s racesYou can email Alex here or tweet him hereCracknell rows himself into the record books at 46Bridgman seeks revenge for Oxford University 2.49pm BST So, attention turns to the 165th men’s race, with James Cracknell’s Cambridge team having won the toss and chosen the Surrey side.Oxford march out to the water. They’re coxed by Toby de Mendonca and are 0.2kg heavier that their rivals (the teams’ average height is exactly equal). 2.44pm BST That’s a third successive win for Cambridge women, who look as spent as they are proud. Their official time was 18min 47secs – just 14 seconds off the 2017 record, and a hell of a performance. Oxford’s women, meanwhile, are in tears. “We rode the best race we could have done and were outgunned on the day,” says a magnanimous Ellie Shearer. “The last week was one of the best of my life – we’ll be friends for life.” Continue reading…
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