May Bumps 2002

News, and Results

About Bumps
Getting on Race
Division Times
Bank Partying

(See also the CUCBC May Bumps page)

Bumps Programmes are now on sale at Porter's Lodge, JET Photographic and A.E.Clothier -£2. Go, go, go!

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About Bumps

The bumps are held on the section of the River Cam between the Pike and Eel pub and Baitsbite Lock.

To get to the river by foot, cross Midsummer Common, going towards Chesterton, and walk underneath the Elizabeth Road up to the footbridge that crosses the river opposite the Green Dragon pub. Turn right, and walk up towards the Pike and Eel. This is the end of the bumps course.

The best places to watch are around Grassy Corner and at the Plough pub in Fen Ditton.

For a map of how to get to the river by foot or by car, check out the CUCBC web site and follow the links to their excellent May Bumps web page.

Programmes may be purchased at the Two Tees boathouse, on the towpath or from the P'lodge for £2. They list all the competing crews, explain how bumps works and describe the history of this crazy competition! Well worth the money if you've never seen bumps before and don't know what it's all about.

 

Getting On Race
The GoR is a head piece from Little Bridge to the Pink House that crews hoping to get a place in Bumps must complete. Crews have to complete the course in less than 9 mins to qualify for a place in the last Division of Bumps. Women's 3rd - Our third ladies crew were hoping to get on this year and put in a brave effort but unfortunately didn't quite make it. Here are the results:

Congratulations to the following crews who will race the bumps next week:
Christ's II
Downing III
LMBC IV
Pembroke III
Pembroke IV
St. Catharine's III
Trinity Hall III

The results for the crews who did not get on are as follows:
Emmanuel III 9:06
Sidney Sussex III 9:09
Trinity Hall IV 9:28
New Hall III 9:33
Churchill III 9:36
Girton IV 9:53
Clare IV 9:59
Newnham IV 10:08
Emmanuel IV 10:11
New Hall V 10:42
Jesus V 11:42
New Hall IV 13:09
Fitzwilliam II DNS
Homerton III DNS

 

Division Times
Here are the times our crews are in action in Bumps:

(Please note that each crew races at the same time each day except on Saturday when they race 2 hours earlier)

Bank Partying

If you'd like to go and watch any of the crews race you can get involved by bank partying. This involves either counting down at the start, pushing the crew out at the start or just cycling alongside shouting encouragement. If you'd like to bank party, check the Boat Club notice board to find out which crews still need people for their bank party - only 6 people are allowed to cycle alongside a crew- and then get a bank pass from the person indicated on the sign-up sheet.

If you go to watch Bumps; you are not allowed to cycle on the Tow path unless you have a bank pass. If you don't have a bank pass you can cycle to the Pike and Eel and leave your bike there and walk to the top of the river and Grassy corner (approx. 1 mile) or you can cycle on the road to Grassy corner and park your bike there.

Results

	Started	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Finished
Men's 1st (Div 1)	10th			Re-row	x2	14th
Against	.	St.Caths I	Clare I	.	Queen's I, Clare I	.
Women's 1st (Div 1)	10th					13th
Against	.	St.Caths I	New Hall I	Christs I	.	.
Men's 2nd (Div 3)	3rd					2nd
Against	.	.	.	Pemb. II	.	.
Women's 2nd (Div 3)	5th					8th
Against	.	Downing II	Girton II	.	Jesus III	.
Men's 3rd (Div 4)	17th					13th
Against	.	Cauis III	CCAT II	Kings II	Jesus IV	.
Men's 4th (Div 6)	3rd					8th
Against	.	Jesus VI	St. Caths IV	Jesus VI	Christ's V	.

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