Rower Noam Mouelle, 21, became the third Frenchman to win the legendary rowing race between the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the latter having won the 168th edition on Sunday. Despite complicated weather conditions, which made it difficult for both boats to keep their line, Cambridge took the lead from the start of the race and never let go.
The light blues finished one step ahead of the dark blues to claim their 86th victory in 18 minutes and 18 seconds, against Oxford’s 81 and a draw. A member of the Perreux-sur-Marne club and a member of the France under-23 team at the last World Championships, Mouelle joined Cambridge as part of his doctorate in particle physics.
After 2006…
The French bring good luck to their universities when they take part in the race since, before him, Bastien Ripoll had won the 152nd men’s race, in 2006, with Oxford, while Myriam Goudet had won the women’s race in 2017 and 2018 with Cambridge. . She had also launched a series which continued on Sunday with the 6th victory in a row and the 46th in the history of Cambridge, against 30 for Oxford, among women.
The Boat Race takes place every year in the spring on the Thames, in London, over 6.7 km. It is a veritable institution broadcast live on the BBC, followed by millions of viewers and several hundred thousand spectators on the banks of the Thames.