Weekly Quote

When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.  Here was a machine of precision and balance for the convenience of man.  And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's convenience) the more he used it, the fitter his body became.  Here, for once, was a product of man's brain that was entirely beneficial to those who used it, and of no harm or irritation to others.  Progress should have stopped when man invented the bicycle.  ~Elizabeth West, Hovel in the Hills

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Challenging for the Temple


All U.S. crews rowed through the first round of the Temple Challenge Cup on the Thames yesterday. The Cornell lightweight, coming off their third IRA National Title set the fastest time of the day at 6:35 and where pushed most of the way by the school from Holland, D.S.R. Proteus-Eretes. Trinity came through the line in 6:45 to defeat Southhampton University by 1 1/4 lengthes. Volker Nolte's Western Ontario won with a 3 length lead and clocked a 6:48 to move on.


Cornell will now face London England's Imperial College in the second round and could be an outside favorite to win this regatta and complete a perfect Championship season. They would be one of the only lightweight crews to ever win this event.
Posted by Scott Wisniewski at Wednesday, July 02, 2008

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