Rowing with the greats
Today I got off the wheels and onto the rowing machine with the Olympic Gold Medal World record breaking rower Sir Matthew Pinsent.
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Today I got off the wheels and onto the rowing machine with the Olympic Gold Medal World record breaking rower Sir Matthew Pinsent.
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