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A fact from The Boat Race 2000 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 June 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Oxford's victory in The 2000 Boat Race was a "shock triumph"?
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"based on the opinion that getting a lead early in the race would give them an advantage" no reference for this opinion.
At the end of the paragraph. Repeated directly after sentence. Matty.007
"Cambridge pressed and rewon their lead, and were a quarter of a length ahead after a favourable bend. Though level at Chiswick Steps, Oxford pushed ahead, gaining a five second lead by Barnes Bridge, and eight at the finish." no reference.
"Oxford were considered the underdogs, and their victory came as a "shock triumph".[9]" this is in the crew section, you've given the game away before the race description section!
