Molesey Boat Club skipper Andy Triggs-Hodge has turned his attention to the rest of the world after securing a sixth GB Rowing Team Senior Trials title in Belgium on Monday.
The 31-year-old and crew mate Peter Reed stroked home by five seconds in the pairs final ahead of Richard Egington and Matt Langridge in second.
Molesey club mate and fellow Beijing Olympics gold medalist Tom James - in a boat with Tom Ransley - finished third, whole Molesey men James Foad and Mo Sbihi trailed in fifth.
But it was Triggs-Hodge and Reed’s dominant performance that caught the eye leaving them in good shape for the World Cup and World Championship campaign later this summer.
“We had a good lead-up to the trials,” said the Molesey captain.
“What we’ve done here will give us confidence and we’re sure that this pair can beat anyone out there.”
Molesey’s Barcelona Olympics coxed pairs champion Greg Searle, making a comeback to rowing aged 38, continued his path to a possible fairytale appearance at the 2012 Games with a silver in the men’s single scull B final.
He was left in no doubt as to the work he still has to do with his time of seven minutes 18.12secs coming in 8.5secs slower than Alan Campbell’s A final winning time.
“While I’m disappointed with the ultimate result here, I’m satisfied that I’m continuing to make progress,” said the former Hampton School student.
“I’ve demonstrated in the last few months that I can train and that I can race without falling over.”
Molesey took a total of ten athletes to the trials at the weekend, with Tom Solesbury, Jenny Farmer, Ruth Walczak, Andy Holmes and Frazer Bent also in action.
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