Latest News / Sophie & Hester make World Cup History in Munich : 21.07.09

Hester Goodsell and Sophie Hosking won Britain's first World Cup final in the women's lightweight double in Munich. This was the first victory of any kind in this event for 24 years, and taken with panache. The Britons put Banyoles champions Germany into second early on, and controlled the race completely, fending off a big German push without difficulty. "We knew that was coming, they did it slightly earlier today," said Goodsell. "We knew if we were level at halfway, we could win this." This is a genuinely fast combination, both of whom showed great promise as Under-23s a few years ago.