Action from women’s (begins 1.21pm) and men’s racesGet in touch! Email Alex with your thoughtsFriends relish ‘bucket-list’ battle on opposing sides
The Oxford women’s crew are carrying their boat to the water, to join Cambridge who are already there. The coin toss has happened and Oxford won it and chose the Surrey side: that means they get the advantage of the second bend. It looks a lovely day in London with just a bit of cloud in the sky to stop that merciless sunshine. Ideal!
A more uplifting, empowering tale of the Oxford v Cambridge rivalry comes via Matt Hughes. He spoke to Heidi Long and Claire Collins, who were born on the same day and have raced each other 15 times. They go again today with it all on the line – epic stuff.
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