posted Jul 12, 2009

Women's 2x goes to the US, Germany Silver and Bulgaria (!) bronze.

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posted Jul 12, 2009

Lighweight M2x:

Finished 5th...was 5th for the majority of the race.

NZ (Gold) Canada (Silver) France (Bronze)

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posted Jul 12, 2009

Grainger in the W1x...

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posted Jul 12, 2009

After 1000m KG in fourth...

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posted Jul 12, 2009

CZE (Gold) NZL (Silver) CHN (Bronze)

Graniger 4th...way, way off the mark.

Knapkova (CZE) obliterated the field....embarrasing really.

Overall not a great day for GB....

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posted Jul 14, 2009

Jurgen Grobler and and the ill fated flagship crew of Hodge and Reed are destined for more pain and disappointment!! More intense training prior to the World Champs will hurt enough, but that will be nothing compared to confidence sapping reality of taking on the long stroking and fast Kiwi pair of Bond and Murray yet again. After the Poznan showdown, it will be 5 nil to the Kiwis. Then there is the daunting challenge of dealing with the all conquering soul destroying Aussie pair of Ginn and Free in the leadup to the 2012 Olympiad. Best leave the matter of the pairs to the fast stroke efficient crews from down under, and Jurgen can put H & R back into the four, where the boys are competitive....just like he did with Pinsent & Cracknell, prior to Athens. Smart lad, that Jurgen......

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posted Jul 14, 2009

Dockfive, you may well be right about the GB 2- at the Worlds being behind the NZ pair, however I would be prepared to bet the Kiwi's won't win the 2- in 2012. In 2005 the Kiwi's won 5 golds in row at the Worlds, all in Olympic events, how many golds did they get at Beijing... One.

Don't bet against Hodge and Reed in the 2- at London. If JG decides for a 4- I hope he does it sooner than Feb 2012 a la 2004. However if the 4- keep winning in the way they did in Lucerne it will be hard for JG to justify splitting that crew, he doesn't often break up winning crews (the 4- in 04 had come 2nd in 02 and 03). If the 4- win the Worlds this year and possibly next then Hodge and Reed might just find they have no choice but the 2-

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posted Jul 15, 2009

Kwikscull, may I be as bold to suggest to your good self, that the current Kiwi pair will emulate the deeds of their fellow countrymen, Bridgewater & Twaddle, world champs of 2005. They will prevail over their recently beaten and shell shocked opposition..... yet again, with an empathic and convincing top of the podium finish. Due in no small part to the superior relaxed, rhythmic Kiwi technique, backed up by finely tuned aerobic capacity vs the enormous brute power and desire for revenge for the GB pair, which will tempered with the elements of an uncertain mindset, due to a seat change, with Reed now at stroke. The mental scars of recent battles will also play their part, as this struggle for the upper hand unfolds into the future.
It will be, yet a distant memory for H&R, of those 27 straight victories, capped with Beijing Gold, as part of the GB 4-.... It is a powerful resource...the settled mind. Pressure will build on the current GB 4-, to continue winning, but this won't be made any easier, with the presence the Beijing silver medallists,the yet to be seen this year, unchanged Aussies. Verdict....Jurgen to allow the indulgence of the H&R pair project thru to 2010 WC in NZ. Oh......and then there is still the matter of the perennial headline act of Ginn and Free, laying in wait for those who wish seek glory in London 2012. Come to think of it... Does Jurgen play chess by any chance?

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posted Jul 28, 2009

ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT GENTLEY DOWN THE STREAM.hahahaha,man up guys!!!

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posted Jul 30, 2009

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