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The Boat Race
Posted: April 3rd, 2022, 9:23 am
by Yankeerunner
The 2022 Boat Race is beginning right now on youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGGvTw_N1WA
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 3rd, 2022, 4:04 pm
by Citroen
That was a disappointment, the wrong team won for the first time since 2017.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 3rd, 2022, 10:06 pm
by jackarabit
The Acne treatment cox did his job leaving dirty water for Oxford women. Sir Matt said the lads were more biddable. Certainly no playing chicken with the stir sticks for the men. Hammersmith Bridge is falling down.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 4th, 2022, 4:53 am
by Citroen
jackarabit wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2022, 10:06 pm
Hammersmith Bridge is falling down.
It's the oldest mechanical suspension bridge and has been "officially" falling down since April 2019 for traffic and closed since August 2020 for everyone.
https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/transport-and-r ... st-updates
GBP£3.5million and it might be safe enough to re-open.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 4th, 2022, 2:19 pm
by jackarabit
The forged connecting rods of the suspension “chains” are a rare sight now. There was a two-lane bridge over the Brandywine at Augustine Cut-off and Loverington Ave., Wilmington DE. US employing this fabrication method until replaced in the late 1990s. Big brother to bike chain sideplates.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 5th, 2022, 9:58 am
by Yankeerunner
This morning while browsing youtube I stumbled upon the 'Veteran's Race' for this year. I hadn't realized that there even was a veterans race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9jEYvAlJoA
Dougie won't be happy. Cambridge was DQ'd. They weren't quite as clever as the Cambridge women.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 6th, 2022, 2:08 am
by Citroen
Yankeerunner wrote: ↑April 5th, 2022, 9:58 am
Dougie won't be happy. Cambridge was DQ'd. They weren't quite as clever as the Cambridge women.
They ignored Matt Pinsent too many times so Cambridge got what they deserved.
There's at least five races on the tideway now.
1. Men's reserve: Goldie vs Isis (Oxford won)
2. Men: Cambridge vs Oxford (Oxford won)
3. Women: Cambridge vs Oxford (Cambridge won)
4. Women's reserve: Blondie vs Osiris (Cambridge won)
5. Vets men (which included Andy Triggs-Hodge) Cambridge vs Oxford (Cambridge DQ)
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 6th, 2022, 6:15 pm
by Yankeerunner
Citroen wrote: ↑April 6th, 2022, 2:08 am
Yankeerunner wrote: ↑April 5th, 2022, 9:58 am
Dougie won't be happy. Cambridge was DQ'd. They weren't quite as clever as the Cambridge women.
They ignored Matt Pinsent too many times so Cambridge got what they deserved.
There's at least five races on the tideway now.
1. Men's reserve: Goldie vs Isis (Oxford won)
2. Men: Cambridge vs Oxford (Oxford won)
3. Women: Cambridge vs Oxford (Cambridge won)
4. Women's reserve: Blondie vs Osiris (Cambridge won)
5. Vets men (which included Andy Triggs-Hodge) Cambridge vs Oxford (Cambridge DQ)
Who, in their right mind ignores Matt Pinsent? Idiots!
I remember watching a video of Andy Triggs-Hodge stroking the Oxford boat to a win about 7 to 10 years ago. Impressive rower.
Thoroughly enjoyable event. A pleasure to watch. I even looked up the race (2003 I think) that finished with a one-foot margin and watched the whole thing (I'd seen clips of the finish before but never the whole race.). Youtube can be great sometimes.
Re: The Boat Race
Posted: April 7th, 2022, 5:11 pm
by Citroen
Yankeerunner wrote: ↑April 6th, 2022, 6:15 pm
I remember watching a video of Andy Triggs-Hodge stroking the Oxford boat to a win about 7 to 10 years ago. Impressive rower.
I remember meeting the fine young gentleman at the NIA in Birmingham, you may have been there that year. He may row for the wrong team but he was ever so nice meeting the amateur rowers at BIRC.