Cambridge University have won the men’s Boat Race to continue their unbeaten season – after Oxford’s women claimed their first victory since 2016.
The Light Blues produced a commanding performance on a choppy River Thames to thrash their eternal rivals in the 171st men’s Boat Race.Â
Their crew members, coxed by Sammy Houdaigui and including a host of international athletes, may well stand atop Olympic podiums in future years.Â
Cambridge were heavily fancied coming into this one but Oxford put up a fight in the first half of the race before falling away.Â
In the end Cambridge completed the four-mile, 374-yard course with a time of 17:56:84, 11.02 seconds ahead of their competitors, in front of thousands of riverside spectators.Â
Noam Mouelle, who has won his fourth Boat Race with Cambridge, said:Â ‘Feeling amazing. It was a super hard race. Everyone was blowing halfway through the race but everyone had done the job early so no problem. We just had to make no mistakes. Great race.
‘It’ll take a bit of time to realise it. The goal was to get the job done.’Â
More to follow. Â
