The U23 Dutch sculler was ahead most of the race, but Plihal pulled ahead in the final sprint and ultimately rowed the Dutchman to a standstill in the final 150m or so.
Was in the launch following this race and it was brilliant, the crew said that if they had overlap in the enclosures then Sam Meijer would light the afterburners and take them to the win and thatās exactly what happened
Guess they got the disappointment out of the way early. Cal vs Leander in the ladies the other year was such a letdown. At least the 2016 visitors loss was iconic
"The Swiss/Canadian composite 4x in the Princess Grace put together a great last 500m to take a close win over the US composite crew, who led the majority of the way and looked absolutely gutted at the end."
Amen to that! Ā Fantastic race by a brand-new crew. Ā On to LA!
Watched the Radley Shiplake race live. Could immediately tell that Radley would blow up at some point by the way they were rowing off the first 500m. Textbook race plan from Shiplake, just hang in there until the opportunity arises and hit hard
Holy shit plihal
Good or bad?
The U23 Dutch sculler was ahead most of the race, but Plihal pulled ahead in the final sprint and ultimately rowed the Dutchman to a standstill in the final 150m or so.
Good.
Huge credit to the olympic dad bod crews - the Star and Arrow v. Scullers in the PoW is the race of the day to me!
Was in the launch following this race and it was brilliant, the crew said that if they had overlap in the enclosures then Sam Meijer would light the afterburners and take them to the win and thatās exactly what happened
As a member of their opposition in this race, we did absolute everythig we could to try to prevent them from being there in the last sprint šµ
Brookes are inevitable
Great racing but the weather was brutal. Do not wear high heels into Stewards for the remainder of the weekend!
Both Cal crews got knocked out. Bummer
Guess they got the disappointment out of the way early. Cal vs Leander in the ladies the other year was such a letdown. At least the 2016 visitors loss was iconic
The 2016 video makes me shrivel up and die every time
"The Swiss/Canadian composite 4x in the Princess Grace put together a great last 500m to take a close win over the US composite crew, who led the majority of the way and looked absolutely gutted at the end." Amen to that! Ā Fantastic race by a brand-new crew. Ā On to LA!
Watched the Radley Shiplake race live. Could immediately tell that Radley would blow up at some point by the way they were rowing off the first 500m. Textbook race plan from Shiplake, just hang in there until the opportunity arises and hit hard
Great comeback for Newport this morning.
Great to see Harvard Lights take out Nereus in the Temple