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The 2021 World Cup Series has begun and Croatia plays host to the international rowing community for World Cup I . Strong headwinds and occasional crosswind gusts meant conditions on Lake Jarun – situated 7km south of Zagreb’s city centre – were not easy for the international athletes.
Photo Headwind on the course for time trials on Friday in Zagreb
Credit Benedict Tufnell
Time trials
It was an unusual start to proceedings as each crew followed one after another in processional order. World Rowing deemed it best to rehearse the time trial format in the heats of the first World Cup. The decision was taken with an eye towards the upcoming Tokyo Olympics as time trialling might be required should bad weather make multi-lane side-by-side racing impossible.