World rowing champs

Olympic rowing champion Hamish Bond is adding another strange twist to his already amazing and bizarre sporting career, shifting his cycling aspirations from the road to the track. Since retiring from the water, Bond, 32, has established his reputation on the bike, setting a new course record at the national time trial championship, winning a Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bronze medal on the Gold Coast this year and finishing 25th at the world championships. But after his mid-field finish at Innsbruck, he admitted the result was "a reality check" and that has prompted him to re-think his aspirations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Michael Vink holds off Hamish Bond for Tour of Southland victory Hamish Bond, Eric Murray win prestigious Thomas Keller Medal Now, he will attempt to break into the already successful team pursuit line-up on the velodrome. "I guess it was a pragmatic decision, after reviewing how far I've come in two years with a time-trial focus," he told Newshub. "Looking … [Read more...] about Cycling: Olympic rowing champ Hamish Bond takes bike career to track

Rowing New Zealand will return home with no gold medals and no world champions for the first time since 2001, but eight-time champion Eric Murray insists there's no need to panic. "We're probably just a little bit disappointed for the fact that we're just used to getting a tonne of medals," he told Newshub. Murray, who combined with Hamish Bond in an 'unbeatable' pair for seven years, believes the team likely missed something crucial in the six weeks of preparation prior. Gold eludes Kiwis at world rowing champs Kiwis win first medal at world champs "Something just hasn't gone right, you know. We just haven't progressed or we've gone slightly backwards, and other people have - that's a programming situation. "To be fair, as an athlete, you probably just have to take ownership and say, 'well, did we do everything we possibly could to get there?'" New Zealand entered the regatta with three world champion crews, following a seven-medal haul in Florida last year. But they picked up just … [Read more...] about Rowing: New Zealand’s world champs failure extends beyond rowers

New Zealand has failed to win a single gold medal at the world rowing championship in Bulgaria. The Kiwi team added one bronze and one silver on Sunday night (NZ time) to the lone silver won by Kerri Gowler and Grace Prendergast in the women's pair the previous day. Overall, it is New Zealand's lowest medal return since 2003 and the first time since 2001 New Zealand has failed to win gold. Defending women's double sculls world champs Olivia Loe and Brooke Donoghue claimed silver behind Lithuania. Loe and Donoghue finished 2.13s behind Lithuanian pair of Milda Valcuikaite and Ivea Adomaviciute, who crossed the line in 6m 44.15s. The US finished third. Men's double scullers Chris Harris and John Storey took home bronze, after an incredible race to the finish. They were behind early, but a late surge saw them pip Great Britain at the line to finish third, with Switzerland in second and France taking home gold. French pair Hugo Boucheron and Matthieu Androdias finished 1.55s ahead of New … [Read more...] about Rowing: New Zealand finishes with three world championship medals