134th Gentlemen’s Race
Oxford33
—Cambridge47
Individual winnerChristopher ParkerCorpus Christi · Oxford · 38:56
Full results ↗The University Cross Country Races: Oxford v Cambridge
OXFORD v CAMBRIDGE
ON WIMBLEDON COMMON
Mud, hills, history and the water splash.
Results are in
Oxford win both races
Saturday 6 December 2025 · Roehampton Vale and Wimbledon Common
Race Week
Saturday 5 December
Oxford v Cambridge · Wimbledon Common · First race 13:00
Photography: Graham Smith Photography, 2024
Next Race
The University
Cross Country Races 2026
135th Gentlemen’s Race & 50th Ladies’ Race
- Saturday 5 December 2026
- Thames Hare & Hounds’ Headquarters
Memorial Playing Fields, Roehampton Vale, SW15 3PQ
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Photography: Graham Smith Photography, 2025
Results are in · Saturday 6 December 2025
Oxford win both Blues races.
Oxford took the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ team victories on Wimbledon Common. Here are the scores and the winners.
49th Ladies’ Race
Oxford32
—Cambridge46
Individual winnerHanna AndrejczukLincoln · Oxford · 24:09
Full results ↗The series: the Gentlemen’s series is all square at 67–67, and Oxford lead the Ladies’ series 29–20. Every match, every year →
Old Blues’ Race: Oxford won, and Peter Molloy (Trinity, Cambridge) was first home in 21:20.
Race Week · Saturday 5 December 2026
The Races are almost here.
Everything you need for race day, in one place. Thames Hare & Hounds’ headquarters at Roehampton Vale, with the course across Wimbledon Common. First race at 13:00.
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Race day
Three races. One afternoon.
- 13:00Old Blues’ Race34th running · mob match
- 14:00Ladies’ Race50th running · approximately 4 miles
- 14:45Gentlemen’s Race135th running · approximately 7½ miles
The Match Programme
Teams, course and race notes.
The programme for the 2026 Races. Link to be added
Getting there
SW15 3PQ
Memorial Playing Fields, Roehampton Vale. Buses, parking and tea at 4pm are on the Races page.
Travel →Where to watch
Four viewing points
The water splash, the Butts, the Windmill and the finish, all on one map.
See the map →The teams
Dark Blue v Light Blue
Eight run, six score, for each university in each Blues race.
Meet the teams →What to wear
Boots. Layers.
It is cross country in December. Wear shoes you do not mind getting muddy.
The week before
II–IVs at Shotover, Saturday 28 November
The II–IVs →Race day
Three races.
One winter afternoon.
13:00Old Blues’ Race
14:00Ladies’ Race
14:45Gentlemen’s Race
View the full timetable →The rivalry Overall match wins · through 2025
Gentlemen’s University RaceOverall series wins
Oxford67wins
v
Cambridge67wins
All square after the 2025 race
Ladies’ University RaceOverall series wins
Oxford29wins
v
Cambridge20wins
Oxford lead the series through 2025
Each Blues race has its own historic Oxford–Cambridge series.Recent results →
Since 1880A rivalry raced over The Common.
The Course
Wimbledon Common
The Gentlemen race approximately 7½ miles and the Ladies approximately 4 miles, across a course famous for the water splash and the hilly Butts.
The Teams
Meet the teams →?
From the archive
Did you know?
A different piece of University Race history appears here each day.
Read the full history →Latest
View all news →
Oxford take the spoils for the second year in a row
Oxford won all three races at Wimbledon Common. Christopher Parker led an Oxford one, two, three in the Gentlemen’s Race, Hanna Andrejczuk won the Ladies’ Race and the Gentlemen’s series now stands level at 67 wins each.
From Oxford University Cross Country ClubRead the report →
The 2025 Races: a preview
A young Ladies’ field with no clear favourite, and an experienced Oxford men’s team hoping to level the Gentlemen’s series. Thames Hare & Hounds sized up the two clubs before race day.
From Thames Hare & HoundsRead the preview →
Celebrating 50 years of women’s Varsity cross country
From a three-a-side race at Shotover in 1975 to Wimbledon Common in 1976 and more than 300 runners since: Thames Hare & Hounds marked half a century of the women’s race.
From Thames Hare & HoundsRead the article →