Active 360: London Crossing 2018 Results and Recap

Starboard SUP team rider Ben Pye took the 1st place in the crossing after working with Ben Fisher and PJ Simmons for the first half of the race, he broke away and paddled the rest of the 16 KM race out front on his own to finish in a time of 1 hour 28 minutes. He raced using a Starboard 14’ x 21.5” Sprint. Ben Pye talks to TotalSUP about his London Crossing Race.

Photo Credit: Peter Tranter

Hi Ben, how was the London Crossing, how did it feel to paddle through the heart of London?

Would you recommend this race to other paddlers?

What is next for Ben Pye?

My season has gone really well thank you, I felt I have improved and got faster at each race this season, and have really learned a lot from each race. I am due to go to the ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championships  in China next month. I will be racing in the Men’s Technical and Distance race. It will be a great opportunity to represent Great Britain at my second ISA World Championships after last years event in Denmark.  I’d like to thank all my sponsors, Starboard, Black Project Fins, SUPboarder Magazine for their support. Also my parents and sister, who all support me massively at these events, I couldn’t do it without them all.

Results

Men’s Race

• Ben Pye  1:28:24
• Ben Fisher 1:28:46
• PJ Simmons 1:30:12
• Martin Teichmann 1:31:25
• John Biggs 1:32:26
• Peter Weidert 1:37:25
• Christopher Ly 1:37:52
• Phil Plume 1:39:59
• Martin Rendle 1:40:25
• Andrew Smith 1:41:23

Women’s Race

1. Marie Buchanan 1:37:22
2. Anne Ly 1:50:03
3. Shara Dubeau 2:02:37
4. Eugenie Le Metayer 2:05:22
5. Silvia Rojo 2:15:33
6. Karine Bargue 2:20:12

Tandem

1. Sébastien Le Meaux  1:28:04
2. Jean Pierre Brillant 1:52:23
3. Mathieu Bernand 2:03:48

For all results follow this link.

In 2019 the London Crossing will grow in size and form part of a much bigger event that is the Regatta London, this regatta will include Rowing, outrigger and other craft racing. The race is likely to be early Sept.