The Cambridge Lightweights at Henley
Cancelled flights at Luton airport have forced the Cambridge Lightweight rowers to abandon their crucial winter training camp in France.
The Lightweights (CULRC) were scheduled to join squads from Jesus and Downing at the Lac de Soustons near Bordeaux on Tuesday.
But the travel chaos at Luton airport saw their flights cancelled, leaving the squad to train in icy Cambridge on the Cam.
Meanwhile their £30,000 Empacher boat is sitting un-used on a trailer in Soustons while the the Lightweights resort to using boats borrowed from the Jesus boat house.
The season had begun well for CULRC, finishing just 15 seconds behind the heavyweight Blues’ matched boats at the Fairbairn Cup in early December.
However missing their warm weather camp will come as a massive blow to the squad as they prepare to defend last year’s victory against Oxford at Henley on Sunday 28th March.
The Lightweight’s performance director Neil West, who was already in France when the squad’s flights were cancelled and is helping out with Jesus’s coaching, shrugged off the disappointment of cancelling the camp.
He told The Tab: “The training that a big lake like this offers is obviously great for the squad so we’d prefer if they were here, but there’s plenty the crews can do on the Cam”.
Jesus’ ex-captain Alexis Tran-Viet was more sceptical: “The Cam is bull*** for rowing. I could do a better outing in my bathroom”.
The two Lightweights crews race during Trial VIIIs at Henley
Why is bow not rowing or epically out of time in the crew nearer to the camera in the picture above? Sure this is a racing picture?
If I'm correct, the end of the grass on temple island is the end of the course so both crews have actually finished in this picture….
The race had just finished.
Both boats have just crossed the line
Why would they have stopped racing at Temple?
tim is my favourite lightweight rower.
I can confirm this, as I took the picture. Thanks for the credit, Tab.
That's after they've finished.
Also, Jesus's ex – captain doesn't know anything. Sure, the cam isn't a good place to train during term time, but at the moment there are about 4 colleges using it. Jesus would have better outings if he stayed in his bathroom
It looks like bow has quit rowing because he knows he's being beaten. I'm glad he's not in my crew!
I want to be part of Alexis' outing in his bathroom….we all know how good that would be!
give us a B!
The photo is actually just after the race finish, looking at where they are on the island, so the crews are probably winding it down etc
"Alexis is bull**** at rowing, I could do a better outing with my grandma"
I love all of them, hello boys!
give us an L!
give us some AAAAAAs!
rowing twats
Give us a U
GIVE US AN M!
What does it spell?
BBBBLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM
If you're going to put a word in bold you could at least try to spell it correctly.
are you that uptight about missing off a * on the quote? Get a life.