of hammersmith bridge has forced the change of scenery, giving cambridge a home advantage, and yet the women's race was nervily close. sudden movement and clashing, and this can cause all sorts of problems. on a straight course, oxford, here on the right, almost veered into cambridge's path, but the light blues fought back and found their rhythm. and they have that feeling now. cambridge across the finish line. living up to their billing as favourites to win for the fourth successive time. history had been made before the men's race even started as sarah winckless became its first female umpire. go! under her watch, both teams kept their distance to make a powerful start. without the twists and turns of the thames, this felt like a sprint to the finish. cambridge edged in front and, while oxford pushed them, they failed to reel them in. on home water, it is still theirs. cambridge have the victory. a double victory then for cambridge in a year unlike any other — time to toast a new...