Clare Balding for Crufts / Channel 4
Clare Balding will continue to present the Boat Race following its move from the BBC to Channel 4, it has been confirmed.
C4 secured the rights to the annual rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities in a five-year deal last year, taking over from the corporation, which had held the rights almost continuously since 1938.
Balding was the BBC’s lead presenter and will also be moving to perform the same duty at C4, where she will be joined by Ade Adepitan.
“We are very excited to be broadcasting the Race on Channel 4 for the first time and, as we get closer to Race Day, it’s a thrill to confirm our team to present this historic race for us,” said Pete Andrews, head of sport at Channel 4.
“I’m delighted Clare Balding and Ade Adepitan will be joining us on the banks of the Thames, along with the brilliant commentating talent of Alex Jacques and a gang of expert pundits, plus we’ll be adding in more Channel 4 faces as we build up to the big day, too.
The Boat Race airs on Channel 4 from 1.30pm on Saturday, April 4.
