boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford crew contained french rower history event won race lengths umpired oxford rower reserve race beat isis oxford won background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues held race takes place mile championship course river thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide oxford went race reigning champions having won race lengths cambridge led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat race sponsored second consecutive year umpired women boat race took place annual fixture 1960s contest conducted race held river_thames day men main reserve races reserve race contested oxford isis boat cambridge boat held usually takes place prior main boat race crews oxford crew average age comprised canadians americans french rower participate contest cambridge crew average age consisted germans australian american canadian race oxford won toss elected start surrey station afforded shelter conditions strong winds creating water cloudy skies oxford took early lead cambridge came contention held half length lead crews passed hammersmith_bridge wind waves boats check oxford drew level cox called push crew responded moving away cambridge rough water extending lead lengths oxford pulled away winning lengths time minutes seconds reserve race cambridge beat oxford isis earlier oxford won 61st women boat race half length time minutes seconds reaction cambridge coach suggested pretty hard row boat water cox claimed oxford little bit sheltered big difference counterpart oxford cox awesome didn expect work way great better crew got wrong president edwards said handled conditions better oxford president said pushed hard french crew mate claimed key moment island washing machine
The Boat Race 2006