page_title: The Boat Race 2018
section_title: Men
hierarchical_section_title: The Boat Race 2018 / Build-up / Men
caption_attribution_description: The Cancer Research UK Boat Race 2018 - Men's Reserve Race - Umpire - Richard Phelps
context_page_description: The Boat Race 2018 took place on 24 March 2018. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. For the third time in the history of the event, the men's, women's and both reserves' races were all held on the Tideway on the same day.
  The women's race was the first event of the day, and saw Cambridge lead from the start, eventually winning by a considerable margin to record their second consecutive victory, and taking the overall record in the Women's Boat Race to 43–30 in their favour. The men's race was the final event of the day and completed a whitewash as Cambridge won, their second victory in three years, and taking the overall record to 83–80 in their favour. In the women's reserve race, Cambridge's Blondie defeated Oxford's Osiris by nine lengths, their third consecutive victory. The men's reserve race was won by Cambridge's Goldie who defeated Oxford's Isis by a margin of four lengths.
  The races were watched by around a quarter of a million spectators live, and were broadcast around the world by a variety of broadcasters.
context_section_description: CUBC faced a ULBC crew in a three-piece race along the Tideway umpired by Rob Clegg on 18 February 2018.  The first section of the race was strongly contested with clashes in the early stages, with ULBC taking the lead, only for the Light Blues to draw level and then lead past Craven Cottage.  The race concluded as Cambridge passed Harrods with a three length lead.  The second segment from Harrods to the Bandstand saw Cambridge lead all the way, to win by several lengths.  The final section of the race from Chiswick Eyot to the finish line, saw further oar clashes, but Cambridge controlled the situation, winning by more than two lengths.
  On 4 March 2018, CUBC took part in a two-piece race against OBUBC.  The first section, from the start line to Chiswick Steps, was won by one length by CUBC who led from the start.  The second race, from Chiswick Eyot to the finishing line, was more robustly contested.  CUBC took an early lead in difficult conditions, only to be overhauled by OBUBC who took a lead of a length from Barnes Bridge to the finish.
  OUBC took on an OBUBC crew in two stages along the Championship Course on 24 February 2018, umpired by John Garrett.  OBUBC made the better start in the first section, but OUBC drew level at the Town Buoy.  Oxford Brookes started to pull away and held a length's advantage as the crews passed the Mile Post and into the headwind.  OUBC coped with the conditions well and were just ahead by Hammersmith Bridge but Oxford Brookes took advantage of the stream to win by a length as the crews passed St Paul's School.   The second section of the race saw early clashes from which OBUBC emerged with a length advantage.  Although OUBC pushed to close the gap, OBUBC responded and pulled away to win by just over one length.
  On 3 March 2018, OUBC faced a ULBC crew along a section of the Championship Course from the start line to Chiswick Steps, in a race umpired by Richard Phelps.  Starting from the Middlesex station, the Dark Blues took an early lead and held a length's advantage by the time the crews passed Harrods.  In an early attempt to claim the racing line, OUBC moved into ULBC's water and both crews were warned by Clegg to return to their station.  Despite this, OUBC extended their lead and were several lengths clear by Hammersmith Bridge and were able to take advantage of clear water, winning the race by at least four lengths.
caption: Richard Phelps umpired a race between OUBC and the University of London, and the men's reserve race.
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