If ever an image was needed to encapsulated the gruelling nature of the Gemini Boat Races, then on Saturday Cambridge University Boat Club’s Matt Edge provided it. The sight of Edge, who occupied the stroke seat in the men’s crew, being lifted by his club-mates out of the boat and swiftly escorted away for medical attention showed just how much every single athlete has to give physically and mentally to the cause. Edge – also a member of last year’s triumphant squad – was visibly in trouble during the closing stages of the more than four-mile long contest – at least three times the distance as…
