The 23-year-old from Fulham said: "I was so nervous before the race because there was nothing I could do to affect the result so I just shouted at the TV.
"It was always going to be a tight race but when the Canadians made their move they didn't move away enough. If you want to break an opposing crew you've really got to do it right. They must have thrown everything into that break but because we were in still in contact I just knew that our guys were strong and they would pull through.
"Matthew's years of training made the difference. That, and being the world's biggest engine in a rowing boat. Then we had one of the toughest trainers in the world in James. Stevie is so quiet but he will literally bury himself until he's done the job. And Ed just rowed so well."
Pinsent saluted the contribution made by Partridge when he said: "It would have been easy for Alex to have run away and forget about it, but we talked and texted each other and he was just inspirational.
"James came up with naming the boat Alex Partridge. So when I spoke to him after the race I told him he was first across the line, and it genuinely felt like that."
