The Club's Results
Lent Bumps 2017
The famous Cambridge University Bumps on the River Cam
Tue 28th February - Sat 4th March
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Results Overview
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- Full bumps charts: Men's | Women's
- Michell Cup points
- Cambridge weather
1st women's VIII |
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1st men's VIII |
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2nd men's VIII |
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2nd women's VIII |
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3rd men's VIII |
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Guide to the table
![]() | Double Overbumped |
![]() | Overbumped - hit the crew 3 in front |
![]() | Bumped the crew in front |
![]() | Row over head of division |
![]() | Row over - did not bump |
![]() | Got Bumped |
![]() | Got Overbumped |
![]() | Got Double overbumped |
![]() | Got Triple overbumped. D'oh. |
1st women's VIII
Bumped Pembroke
We had lost to Girton by 1/4th of a length at Pembroke regatta, despite them being a bigger crew and having an advantage in the headwind, so we knew we had it in us to hold them.
Luckily, the bump happened just in front of a FaT contingent, with Imogen taking some video footage of our bump, and the confusion caused by Girton failing to clear the corner and parking on the outside of Grassy.
Bumped Christ's
1st men's VIII
Rowed over
Unfortunately, our rowing was untidy and overexcited, trying to use brute force that we didn't really have. We didn't really get anywhere near Jesus M1, and by the time we got to the Reach they had pulled away quite convincingly and so our bank party got us to take the rate down.
Rowed over
We found more calmness and solidity right from the start, and it soon became apparent that Peterhouse were not getting particularly close. Thus we were able to keep calm through the corners. Out of Ditton we took a push and started moving away from Peterhouse M1. We kept moving throughout the Reach, and finished a long way ahead of them.
Bumped by Peterhouse
We had some very messy strokes in the start, but then things seemed to settle down and I was not particularly worried. But then the messy strokes happened again and the balance of the boat became very chaotic, before seeming to settle down again for a while. Again and again this kept happening, and it quickly became apparent that something was wrong.
In fact the button (also known as the collar) of our stroke-man's oar had broken, meaning that he kept getting stuck with his blade at the wrong angle, unable to take the stroke and instead slowing the boat down.
Peterhouse gradually gained on us, and were clearly dangerously close by the time we came out of Ditton. We tried to hold them off with some increase in pressure, but we got bumped a short distance along the Reach.
Bumped by Christ's
I don't think we rowed quite as well off the start and around the corners as we did on Tuesday, and Christ's M1 managed to get inside station. But then, coming onto the reach, we had a push that brought more power and a big rhythm, and at that point it felt like we were going to move away and probably get the bump on Peterhouse M1.
Unfortunately, we were possibly going slightly too all-out with power and becoming incautious with platform. Or maybe we just got unlucky. Either way, a crab brought an end to our move, we did not manage to recover it in time, and Christ's M1 caught us.
2nd men's VIII
Bumped Darwin
We had a good term, coming together and really brought it together in the last day or so before bumps. On the day, it simply got even better and felt slicker.
Ra ra.
Rowed over
Bumped Selwyn
2nd women's VIII
Bumped Darwin II
Rowed over
From what we had seen the previous day, we knew we could be faster than Queens' W2. The only issue was that Queens' were also faster than Murray Edwards W2, who they were chasing. Our start wasn't quite as strong as the previous day, but we strode into our rhythm and at times got within a length of Queens'. Unfortunately Queens' bumped Medwards shortly after First Post Corner. We had a reset and settle in for a longer race. Coming in to Plough Reach, Lucy Cavendish/ Hughes Hall W2 were about 4 lengths ahead of us and we were aiming for the overbump. Coming round Ditton, the headwind hit. Lucy Cav/ Hughes Hall took a push shortly after and, though we moved on them, always managed to fight back and keep us away. We stayed strong until the end though, and produced a technically decent row. The final result was a row over, with no risk of any crew behind catching us.
Bumped Murray Edwards II
3rd men's VIII
Bumped Clare Hall
After a term of solid endeavour towards regaining the M3 headship, M3 initiated their 2017 Bumps campaign with quiet confidence, with M4 having beaten the reigning M3 headship holders LMBC in sparring the week before.
Nevertheless, the unique format of Bumps provided for an interesting set of challenges. M3 set off perhaps auspiciously, stroke missing the first draw, as if to wave to the other boats in competitive greeting.
Since NM1 had outpaddled Clare Hall M1 some time in week 6 last term, we had hopes of a success today. These hopes were fulfilled rather later than expected, with a smooth line from Neil wiping out the opposition at the apex of Grassy.
This is one step forwards, a kill which was prolonged in coming, and one which will be renewed in the next few days.
Rowed over
After LMBC III had bumped Magdalene II yesterday at the start of the Reach, it seemed as if our chances would be good to continue our upward surge.
Annoyingly, as is with Bumps, Magdalene II hungered for revenge and smashed LMBC back before First Post, leading us to row over cleanly with little distraction from behind.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the following information, note that the results are unofficial.
Men's bumps charts
Women's bumps charts
Michell Cup points
Clare | 40.00 |
Downing | 24.00 |
Girton | 20.00 |
Newnham | 20.00 |
1st and 3rd | 18.00 |
Jesus | 18.00 |
Robinson | 16.00 |
Hughes Hall | 15.00 |
King's | 14.40 |
Caius | 14.00 |
Trinity Hall | 12.00 |
LMBC | 6.00 |
St. Catharine's | 4.80 |
Anglia Ruskin | 0.00 |
Murray Edwards | 0.00 |
Fitzwilliam | -8.00 |
Sidney Sussex | -8.00 |
Christ's | -12.00 |
Emmanuel | -12.00 |
Corpus | -20.00 |
Darwin | -20.00 |
Magdalene | -20.00 |
Peterhouse | -20.00 |
Queens' | -22.00 |
Pembroke | -24.00 |
Churchill | -26.40 |
St. Edmund's | -28.00 |
Ineligible after entering fewer than 3 crews:
Wolfson | 36.00 |
Homerton | -30.00 |
Selwyn | -30.00 |
Clare Hall | -42.00 |
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