May Bumps - The Pegasus Cup

The Pegasus Cup

The Pegasus Cup is a Cambridge rowing prize first awarded in 2006. It was donated by Milton Brewery and will be awarded annually to the most successful college boat club competing in the Cambridge May Bumping Races. The winner is decided by means of a points system, which is described in the Cambridge University Combined Boat Club handbook as follows:

The Cup is awarded to the Club gaining the most points over the course of the May Bumps. Points are awarded as follows:

• One point for every place gained by each of a Club’s boats.
• One point for each night that a Club retains the Men’s or Women’s Headship in Division One.
• One point deducted for every place lost by each of a Club’s boats.

The total number of points gained over the four days of racing is multiplied by 12 and then divided by the number of boats entered by the Club to give the final score.

To be eligible a club must have at least one men's and one women's boat (except in the case of single sex colleges where two boats of the same sex may be permitted).