2019 Boat Race: Cambridge v Oxford – Live Updates! | sport

Hugh Spaughton's crew made no mistake at the end of the race as they reached the finish line and collapsed collectively. A rout! They won their "hip-hop hurray" from the crowd.

They are under Barnes Bridge, and this disc will probably escape them. Aside from a job in Devon Loch, the Cambridge victory is no longer a formality as they get closer to the finish line.

They pbad under the bridge of Chiswick. There is one more mile to go and Cambridge may have a chance to be registered here. We will see…

Cambridge will need to do something to put him in trouble. Ellie Shearer continues screaming after her crew but it's a futile effort, they struggle. "You make them suffer!" She cries, unconvincing.

Cambridge is at close range, and the Oxford cox, Eleanor Shearer, looks uncomfortable while she is doing her best to rally her troops – and drops a bomb there. uncivil.

Oxford is gaining ground, but not much, on the inside track as the teams turn in front of Craven Cottage. & # 39; & # 39; Squeeze it out! & # 39; & # 39; Hugh Spaughton roars cox Cambridge – his team has a head start now.

Both teams found a steady pace and, a few minutes later, Cambridge took the lead thanks to an aggressive start.

"Go ahead!" Said referee Richard Phelps, and the rowers went along the 6.2-kilometer course, ahead of Oxford because of his team.

Women are preparing on the water, the faces of the game are affixed. Just a few minutes now until the starting gun is fired. Cambridge the 11/4 favorites.

Cambridge are also the marginal favorites of the women's race – skipped by Hugh Spaughton, their rowers measure an average of 1 cm more and 1.2 kg more. They run after a third win and will be well aware of the all-time record set by their predecessors two years ago: 18:33.

Morne. But not disastrous. The skies over the Thames are inextricably gray, and it's cold – 11 degrees to be precise – but more importantly, the wind is negligible.

Meanwhile, Cambridge only left to win the draw for both events, the rogues. Both teams chose Surrey Camp.

The Nautical Club Presidents exchange a crisp handshake. Eleanor Shearer, left, is also cox of Oxford today.

The women come out, the boats on their shoulders, and plunge them into the slums of the Thames. It starts raining. The respective crews are as follows:

Cambridge: Tricia Smith; Sophie Deans; Laura Foster; Larkin Sayre; Kate Horvat; Pippa Whittaker; Ida Gortz Jacobsen; Lily Lindsay; Hugh Spaughton (cox)

Oxford: Isobel Dodds; Anna Murgatroyd; Renee Koolschijn; Lizzie Polgreen; Tina Christmann; Beth Bridgman; Olivia Pryer; Amelia Standing; Eleanor Shearer (cox)

Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell – currently studying human evolution at the University of Cambridge – will compete for Lycra at the age of 46.

The West Londoner grew up one kilometer and a half from the finish line at Mortlake before winning the gold medals in Sydney and Athens. Unsurprisingly, its presence is this year's flagship attraction. He also made his favorites 1-4 in triumph – which would give him three wins out of four for the Cambridge men after the unbroken trio of their rivals between 2013-15.

Previously, it was the women's race with an Oxford crew – skipped by Ellie Shearer and with three rowers back 12 months ago – seeking to avenge the defeat of the last seven years.

In the meantime, we can entertain ourselves with the all-English show of drunk toffs, Morris dancers and gloomy weather.