Eighth straight win for Cambridge after women’s restartMen’s crew take third successive win over Oxford
Cambridge’s dominance continues. After a uniquely controversial buildup, the 170th men’s and 79th women’s events produced the expected result, with Oxford convincingly beaten in both. The Cambridge women’s crew claimed an eighth consecutive victory in dramatic circumstances while the men, after been pushed hard by Oxford early on, pulled away to seal a third successive win in crushing fashion.
In the unedifying pre-event row over eligibility that led to three Oxford athletes being barred from racing, Oxford were accused of “slimy tactics” by their light-blue rivals, but ultimately none of it appeared to have an impact on the final outcome – unless it made Cambridge all the more motivated.
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